Game #2349
Saturday, 20 August 1955
Attendance: 37,999
Drew
Division One
Manchester City
WDWWD
Maine Road
Manchester City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored a brace as Villa open the season with a draw, Saturday, 20 August 1955.
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ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a draw at Maine Road.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 20 August 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WDWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Bill Baxter |
M Vic Crowe |
W Colin Gibson |
W Tommy Southren |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Eddie Follan |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Little, Ewing, Paul, Cunliffe (g), Spurdle, Barnes, Hayes, Fagan, Johnstone, Revie (g).
Manager: Les McDowall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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MATCHDAY QUOTES