Game #2351
Aston Villa
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1955
7th=
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
Unavailable
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Team News
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Won
2-0
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 10' | Peter McParland | 78' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 78' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 27 August 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
Linesmen: J. J. Baxter; F. J. Jensen
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 26 | 🟩 W13 (50% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(54% ) | 🟥 L12 (46% ) | ⚽ 40 | 🥅 32 | GD 8
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Cardiff City
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,893
Howells, Sullivan, Stitfall, Rutter, Harrington, Jones, Dixon, Stockin, McSeveney, Kirtley, Ford (ex).
Manager: Trevor Morris.
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa play and win their first home match of the season as Johnny Dixon scores one and makes one.
Johnny Dixon scores his fourth in three games as Villa win for the first time this season.
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