Game #2387
Aston Villa
8-11-17, 27 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1956
Won
21st=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Everton
13-9-16, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,052
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Everton
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 44' |
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 March 1956
⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 March 1956
Johnny Dixon scores for the third time in four games to help Villa to a third win in four as a win forestalls what appears to be a likely relegation.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the third time in four to make it eight wins, eleven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty six division one games this season.
Stan Lynn's run of 84 consecutive appearances ends due to an ankle injury.
Johnny Dixon makes his 300th appearance for Villa.
Johnny Dixon scores his 121st League goal for Villa.
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 31 March 1956
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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ray Hogg and Vic Crowe replace Stan Lynn and Trevor Birch.
Not recorded
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ian Buchan | 🏴 |
Everton
Harris, Tansey, Moore, Donovan, Lello, Jones, Harris, Farrell, Eglington, Fielding, Harris.
Manager: Ian Buchan.
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park