Game #2370
Saturday, 17 December 1955
Attendance: 19,215
Lost
Division One
Manchester City
LLDWL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-3
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Saturday, 17 December 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-3 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Eddie Follan and Derek Pace replace Con Martin and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
M Trevor Birch |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Derek Pace |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Leivers, Little, Ewing, Paul, Spurdle (g), Barnes, Dyson (g) (g), Hayes, Clarke, Johnstone.
Manager: Les McDowall.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES