Game #2376
Aston Villa
Thursday, 12 January 1956


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Hull City
Boothferry Park
Attendance: 24,253
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
Hull City
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Tommy Southren | 35' | 55' |
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 12 January 1956
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Southren
🕒 | HT Hull City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 2-0, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Tommy Southren
🟨 | Booking, Norman Lockhart
🥅 | 79' Goal, 2-1, (Hull City), Hallows
🕒 | FT Hull City 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 12 January 1956
Eric Houghton's Villa beat second division Hull at the second attempt to progress to the fourth round of the Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Hull City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Thursday, 12 January 1956
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🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. H. Clough | 🏴 | Bolton
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 31 🟥 44 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: J. H. Clough | 🏴 | Bolton
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

🟨

🟨
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Southren replaces Ken Roberts.
Not recorded
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Bob Brocklebank (ex) | 🏴 |

Hull City
Bly
Neal
Jensen
Davidson
Porteous
Bulless
Atkinson
Clarke
Mortensen
Bill Bradbury 🟨
Cripsey
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry 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
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 12 Jan 1956, Villa 2-1 Hull, Boothferry Park

