Game #2384
Saturday, 10 March 1956
Attendance: 34,647
Won
Division One
Newcastle United
DLLDW
St James' Park
Newcastle United
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored for the second successive game to earn Villa a first win in seven in all competitions, Saturday, 10 March 1956.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it two unbeaten as they win for the first time in seven to make it six wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty three division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 10 March 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Newcastle United
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Birch and Tommy Southren replace Vic Crowe and Jackie Sewell.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Trevor Birch |
M Bill Baxter |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
Newcastle United
Simpson, Waugh, Batty, Paterson, Scoular, Stokoe, Milburn, Curry (g), Keeble, Mitchell, Davies.
Manager: Stan Seymour.
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