Game #2361
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 October 1955
Drew
DLLLD
Division One
Attendance: 29,478
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-4
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored a brace as Villa end a run of three defeats with a high scoring draw against Manchester United, Saturday, 15 October 1955.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 October 1955
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive defeats with a 4-4 draw and are now without a win in ten and make it one win, seven draws and five losses in thirteen games this season.
Meanwhile, Pat Saward made a goalscoring debut after moving from Millwall in August 1955
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 15 October 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 4-4 |
Last 5 Games | DLLLD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 101 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 28 🟥 37 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Pat Saward (debut) and Peter McParland replace Norman Lockhart and Colin Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Bill Baxter |
M Vic Crowe |
M Amos Moss |
W Tommy Southren |
M Pat Saward |
F Peter McParland |
CF Dave Hickson |
F Johnny Dixon |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Jones, Foulkes, Whitefoot, McGuinness, Blanchflower (g), Pegg (g) (g), Berry, Webster (g), Taylor.
Manager: Matt Busby.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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