Game #2357
Aston Villa
1-6-2, 8 PTS

Wednesday, 21 September 1955
12th=
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
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 | ๐ฅ |
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 | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dave Hickson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa score twice for only the third time in nine games and now have 10 goals to their name this season but it is a fifth successive draw and sixth in nine with just one win, none in their last six for Eric Houghton's men.
Starting XI

Drew
2-2
๐จ 21 Sep 1955, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 44' | Bill Baxter | 69' |
Assist(s) | Tommy Southren | 69' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 21' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Eddie Brown
โฝ | 44โ Goal, 1-1, Gil Merrick og
๐ | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 67' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Astall
โฝ | 69โ Goal, 2-2, Bill Baxter, Assist by Tommy Southren
๐ | FT Birmingham City 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Wednesday, 21 September 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: John Husband | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1955-1960
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: John Husband | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1955-1960
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 57 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 20 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 99 | ๐ฅ
75 |
League ๐ 54 | ๐ฉ 21 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 94 | ๐ฅ
75 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 28 | ๐ฉ 14 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 53 | ๐ฅ
35 |
Away ๐ 29 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 46 | ๐ฅ
40 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Birmingham City
2-5-2, 9 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 32,642
Merrick, Badham, Hall, Warhurst, Boyd, Murphy, Smith, Brown (g), Govan, Kinsey, Astall (g).
Manager: Arthur Turner.
Arthur Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1955-56
Playing Squad


































