Game #2386
Aston Villa
7-11-17, 25 PTS
Saturday, 24 March 1956
22nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
1-2
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Scorer(s) | Tommy Southren | 33' |
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 33' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Southren, Assist by Derek Pace
🥅 | 35' Goal, 1-1, (Luton Town), Reg Pearce
🕒 | HT Luton Town 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56' Goal, 1-2, (Luton Town), Reg Pearce
🕒 | FT Luton Town 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 24 March 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
Linesmen: J. R. S. Henman (London); S. J. Milford (Farnborough)
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 5 | 🟩 W3 (60% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(60% ) | 🟥 L2 (40% ) | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 6 | GD 3
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Luton Town
15-6-14, 36 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 17,126
GK Ron Baynham | 🏴 |
CB Terry Kelly | 🏴 |
LB Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Seamus Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Jim Pemberton | 🏴 |
M Wally Shanks | 🇲🇹 |
M Reg Pearce | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
W Roy Davies | 🇿🇦 |
W Jimmy Adam (ft) | 🏴 |
F Bob Morton | 🏴 |
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ron Baynham | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Terry Kelly | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Seamus Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
Midfielders
M Jim Pemberton | 🏴 |
M Wally Shanks | 🇲🇹 |
M Reg Pearce | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
W Roy Davies | 🇿🇦 |
W Jimmy Adam (ft) | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Bob Morton | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three unbeaten and two successive wins to lose at Kenilworth Road and they're starng down the barrell of relegation with 7 games to play.
Villa make it seven wins, eleven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty five division one games this season.
What they Said
