Game #2354
Aston Villa
1-3-2, 5 PTS

Monday, 5 September 1955
9th=
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 Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
CF Dave Hickson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬 🇧 |
Forwards
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
CF Dave Hickson | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Team News
Vic Crowe and Dave Hickson (debut) replace Amos Moss and Joe Tyrrell.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
🟢 CF Dave Hickson | 🏴 | #446 | £17,500 signing from Everton
Final Appearances
None

Drew
0-0
🟨 5 Sep 1955, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Dave Hickson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Monday, 5 September 1955

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: John Husband | 🏴 | London, 1955-1960
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: John Husband | 🏴 | London, 1955-1960
Linesmen: G. B. Hoban; F. Roberts
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:

Division One
Birmingham City
2-3-1, 7 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 56,935
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
FB Ken Green | 🏴 |
FB Jeff Hall | 🏴 |
M Johnny Newman | 🇮🇪 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
M Len Boyd | 🏴 |
M Gordon Astall | 🏴 |
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
F Peter Murphy | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
F Noel Kinsey | 🏴 |
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |

Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Ken Green | 🏴 |
FB Jeff Hall | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Johnny Newman | 🇮🇪 |
M Roy Warhurst | 🏴 |
M Len Boyd | 🏴 |
M Gordon Astall | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Alex Govan | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Peter Murphy | 🏴 |
CF Eddy Brown | 🏴 |
F Noel Kinsey | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Villa just cannot get their season going as they draw for the third time in six matches, winning once.
It hardly helps that this is now Villa's sixth game in 16 days and only 48 hours after their journey to Leeds Road.
Centre forward Dave Hickson makes his Villa debut after moving from Everton earlier this month.
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Match Media
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