Game #2349
Aston Villa
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1955
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
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Team News
Team Stats
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Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Drew
2-2
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 4' | 16' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 4' | Tommy Southren | 16' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Southren
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Cunliffe
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City, pen), Revie
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 20 August 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 79 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 141 | 🥅 129 |
League 🕒 73 | 🟩 32 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 26 | ⚽ 132 | 🥅 116 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 40 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 88 | 🥅 39 |
Away 🕒 38 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 52 | 🥅 68 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Manchester City
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 37,999
Trautmann, Little, Ewing, Paul, Cunliffe (g), Spurdle, Barnes, Hayes, Fagan, Johnstone, Revie (g).
Manager: Les McDowall.
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Johnny Dixon scores a brace as Villa open the season with a draw but it is a poor performance from referee Heselton that grabs the headlines.
Villa, two goals to the good after 16' concede on 35' but lead at the interval. In the first minute of the second half however Peter McParland is prostrate on the floor following a City tackle and his attempt to pass to a team mate is intercepted. Play continues and referee Heselton awards a penalty to City amidst strong protests as Stan Lynn was deemed to have fouled Cunliffe. In reality it was actually obstruction, punishable with a free kick but Heselton would not listen to reason.
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a draw at Maine Road.
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