Aston Villa
1-4-2, 6 PTS
Saturday, 10 September 1955
1955-56
13th=
Drew
1-1
Blackpool
4-3-0, 11 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 51,166
๐จ 10 Sep 1955, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 11' |
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
๐จ 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Aug 1955, Villa 1-5 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Aug 1955, Villa 1-4 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 3 Sep 1955, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐จ 5 Sep 1955, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 10 Sep 1955, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 17 Sep 1955, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐จ 21 Sep 1955, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Sep 1955, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Oct 1955, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Oct 1955, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐จ 15 Oct 1955, Villa 4-4 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Oct 1955, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Oct 1955, Villa 3-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Nov 1955, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Nov 1955, Villa 1-0 Luton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Nov 1955, Villa 1-3 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Nov 1955, Villa 0-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 3 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1955, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 27 Dec 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 7 Jan 1956, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry
FA Cup
๐ฅ 14 Jan 1956, Villa 0-6 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
FA Cup
๐จ 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 18 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐จ 3 Mar 1956, Villa 1-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐จ 3 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 7 Apr 1956, Villa 3-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
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Saturday, 10 September 1955
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2355
Match Record
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 10 September 1955
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Harry Webb | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1955-1962
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 30 | ๐ฉ W14 (47% ) | ๐จ D6 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L10 (33% ) | โฝ 62 | ๐ฅ 45 | GD 17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackpool
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 11โ Goal, 1-0, Hugh Kelly o.g.
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackpool
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 1-1, (Blackpool), Bill Perry
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackpool
Officials
Referee: Harry Webb | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1955-1962
Linesmen: F. J. Higgins; J. C. Nicholas
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dave Hickson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackpool
Joe Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK George Farm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Roy Gratrix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Eddie Shimwell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Jackie Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jackie Mudie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ewan Fenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Hugh Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Stanley Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ernie Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bill Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Stan Mortensen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
None
Amos Moss and Jonny Dixon replace Colin Gibson and Eddie Follan.
Blackpool
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dave Hickson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Blackpool
Goalkeepers
GK George Farm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Roy Gratrix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Eddie Shimwell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Jackie Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Jackie Mudie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ewan Fenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Hugh Kelly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Stanley Matthews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Ernie Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bill Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Stan Mortensen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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Sub 4
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๐
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Sub 2
๐ฉ
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๐ฅ
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Sub 3
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Sub 5
๐ฉ
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1955-56
First Team Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Nigel Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #453 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Toronto Italia ๐จ๐ฆ Died 2018
FB Arthur Proudler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #441 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Roy Pritchard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #451 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ Died 2009
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #452 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #440 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB George Ashfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #449 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Pat Saward | ๐ฎ๐ช | #447 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Dave Hickson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #446 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #448 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #450 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Queens Park Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2008
RB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
Forward
Where are they now?
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