Game #2361
Saturday, 15 October 1955
Attendance: 29,478
Drew
Division One
Manchester United
DLLLD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-4
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
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 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
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 |
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Jones, Foulkes, Whitefoot, McGuinness, Blanchflower (g), Pegg (g) (g), Berry, Webster (g), Taylor.
Manager: Matt Busby.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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