Game #2382
Saturday, 25 February 1956
Attendance: 36,476
Lost
Division One
Manchester United
LLDLL
Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fifth time in six to make it five wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Saturday, 25 February 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Ken Jones replaces Mike Pinner.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Les Smith |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Greaves, Jones, Whelan (g), Edwards, Colman, Pegg, Viollet, Berry, Taylor.
Manager: Matt Busby.
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