Game #2379
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 January 1956
4th Round
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ด |
FB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Jackie Sewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Con Martin, Derek Pace and Bill Baxter replace George Ashfield, Ray Hogg and Norman Lockhart.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | 1948-56 ๐ 213 | โ 213 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #412 |
Lost
1-4
๐ฅ 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 61' |
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 61' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Groves
๐ฅ
| 20' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Tapscott
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Tapscott
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal
๐ฅ
| 60' Goal, 0-4, (Arsenal, pen), Charlton
โฝ | 61' Goal, 1-4, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Jackie Sewell
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Arsenal
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 28 January 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oldham, 1951-1965
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Frank Cowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oldham, 1951-1965
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 82 | ๐ฉ W36 (44% ) | ๐จ D14 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (39% ) | โฝ 140 | ๐ฅ 129 | GD 11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
FA Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 43,052
Kelsey
Charlton
Evans
Dodgin
Goring
Holton
Clapton
Tapscott
Groves
Bloomfield
Tiddy
Tom Whittaker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1952โ53
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Arsenal have four shots and score four goals as Villa are dumped out of the Cup at Highbury.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three consecutive losses in all competitions, conceding fourteen and scoring two.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper and centre back Con Martin made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Waterford in July. Martin played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1955-56 making 213 appearances and scoring once. Martin played 26 league matches and one FA Cup match as goalkeeper with his other 186 appearances coming as a centre half.
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