Game #2386
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 March 1956
Lost
LDWWL
Division One
Attendance: 17,126
Luton Town
Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Southren, scored but Villa lose for the first time in four, Saturday, 24 March 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 March 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three unbeaten and two successive wins to lose at Kenilworth Road and make it seven wins, eleven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty five division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Luton Town
Previous 5 vs. Luton: | - | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 24 March 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LDWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Luton Town
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
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 |
Luton Town
Baynham, Pemberton, Jones, Dunne, Shanks, Pearce (g) (g), Morton, Kelly, Adam (ex), Gregory, Davies.
Manager: Dally Duncan.
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