Game #2374
Aston Villa
5-9-12, 19 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1955
Won
19th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Huddersfield Town
6-4-14, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,746
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 6' |
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1955
⚽ | 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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1955
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.
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 31 December 1955
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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, 1951-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Andy Beattie | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
Wheeler, Kelly, Gibson, McGarry, Taylor, Metcalfe, Quested, Marriott, Hickson (ex), Watson, Glazzard.
Manager: Andy Beattie.
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park