Game #2370
Aston Villa
4-8-10, 16 PTS

Saturday, 17 December 1955
19th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Eddie Follan and Derek Pace replace Con Martin and Johnny Dixon.
Not recorded
Villa concede a freak goal in the first minute and Manchester City never look back having scored at Villa Park for the first time in four years.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Villa Park to make it four wins, eight draws and ten defeats in twenty two games this season.
Meanwhile, forward Eddie Follan made his final appearance before moving to Worcester City in May 1956. Follan played for Villa in 1954-55 and 1955-56 making 36 appearances and scoring 7 goals.

Lost
0-3
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Spurdle
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Dyson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Dyson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Saturday, 17 December 1955

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Referee: Robert Smith | 🏴 | Newport, 1955-1963
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Total 🕒 80 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 141 | 🥅 132 |
League 🕒 74 | 🟩 32 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 27 | ⚽ 132 | 🥅 119 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 41 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 88 | 🥅 42 |
Away 🕒 38 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 52 | 🥅 68 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
🔴 F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | 1954-55 🕒 36 | ✅ 36 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 - | #440 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)