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Game #2368

Aston Villa

Saturday, 3 December 1955

Sheffield United

2-2

Aston Villa

Division One

Sheffield United

Bramall Lane

Attendance: 21,835

Drew

LWLLD

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Jackie Sewell, made a goalscoring debut as Villa stop a run of two defeats, Saturday, 3 December 1955.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 3 December 1955

ON THIS DAY

Eric Houghton's Villa stop a run of two losses to make it three wins, eight draws and nine losses in twenty games this season.

Meanwhile, forward Jackie Sewell made a goalscoring debut after moving from Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month.

Aston Villa

Sheffield United

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Sheffield United

Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #108 |
Saturday, 3 December 1955

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLD |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 108 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 29 🟥 41 | 1.32

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Amos Moss, Trevor Birch, Norman Lockhart and Jackie Sewell (debut) replace Vic Crowe, Eddie Follan, Peter McParland and Johnny Dixon.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Ken Jones |
CB Con Martin |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
M Trevor Birch |
W Tommy Southren |
W Norman Lockhart |
F Jackie Sewell |
CF Derek Pace |

MANAGER

Joe Mercer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

Hodgkinson, Johnson, Mason, Coldwell, Iley, Wragg (g), Hoyland, Howitt (g), Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger.

Manager: Joe Mercer.

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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