Game #2374
Saturday, 31 December 1955
Attendance: 25,746
Won
Division One
Huddersfield Town
LLLDW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored his fourth in three games as Villa win for the first time in five, Saturday, 31 December 1955.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 31 December 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Huddersfield Town
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB Con Martin |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Trevor Birch |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Ken Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
Huddersfield Town
Wheeler, Kelly, Gibson, McGarry, Taylor, Metcalfe, Quested, Marriott, Hickson (ex), Watson, Glazzard.
Manager: Andy Beattie.
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