Game #2385
Monday, 19 March 1956
Attendance: 15,120
Won
Division One
Burnley
LLDWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored to help Villa to successive League wins, Monday, 19 March 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three unbeaten and two successive wins to make it seven wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty four division one games this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Nigel Sims made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Burnley
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Monday, 19 March 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Sims makes his debut in place of Ken Jones.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
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 |
Burnley
McDonald, Rudman, Winton (ex), Adamson, Shannon, Seith, Pilkington, McIlroy, Newlands, Cheesbrough, McKay.
Manager: Alan Brown.
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
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
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