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Game #2374

Aston Villa

5-9-12, 19 PTS

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Saturday, 31 December 1955

19th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
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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:

None

Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.

Not recorded

  • Villa go two up in 6' through Johnny Dixon but then take their foot off the gas and don't add to the score until 64' through an open play goal from Stan Lynn.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in five to make it five wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty six games this season.

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Won

3-0

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 3' | 6' | Stan Lynn | 64' |

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 6' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-0, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town

Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 31 December 1955

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, 1951-1965
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, 1951-1965

Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
189
🟩
70
🟨
0
189
🟨
45
🟥
0
0
🟥
74
0
🥅
40
313
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
131
🟩
46
🟨
0
131
🟨
39
🟥
0
15
🟥
46
5
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
209
🟩
75
🟨
0
209
🟨
57
🟥
0
1
🟥
77
0
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
162
🟩
63
🟨
0
162
🟨
40
🟥
0
1
🟥
59
1
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
49
🟩
19
🟨
0
49
🟨
12
🟥
0
1
🟥
18
1
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
26
🟩
9
🟨
0
26
🟨
10
🟥
0
2
🟥
7
7
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
75
🟩
21
🟨
1
75
🟨
23
🟥
0
13
🟥
31
11
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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7
🟩
2
🟨
0
7
🟨
2
🟥
0
2
🟥
3
2
Sub 2
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M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
6
🟩
2
🟨
0
6
🟨
2
🟥
0
0
🟥
2
0
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
79
🟩
31
🟨
0
79
🟨
20
🟥
0
12
🟥
28
16
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
310
🟩
118
🟨
0
310
🟨
78
🟥
0
122
🟥
114
48
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 3
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Player Profile
Sub 5
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Results
Cards
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Player Profile

Division One

Huddersfield Town

6-4-14, 16 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 25,746

Wheeler, Kelly, Gibson, McGarry, Taylor, Metcalfe, Quested, Marriott, Hickson (ex), Watson, Glazzard.

Manager: Andy Beattie.

Andy Beattie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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