Game #2387
Aston Villa
8-11-17, 27 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1956
21st=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les J Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Team News
Ray Hogg and Vic Crowe replace Stan Lynn and Trevor Birch.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 44' | Johnny Dixon | 84' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 44' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 31 March 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Ralph Tarratt | 🏴 | Horsham
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ralph Tarratt | 🏴 | Horsham
Linesmen: C. H. Allen; F. Dearden
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 106 | 🟩 W42 (40% ) | 🟨 D25 | 🇺(63% ) | 🟥 L39 (37% ) | ⚽ 176 | 🥅 180 | GD -4
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Everton
13-9-16, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,052
GK Albert Harris | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Jones | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Tansey | 🏴 |
FB Eric Moore | 🏴 |
LB Don Donovan | 🇮🇪 |
M Cyril Lello | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Peter Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
W Tommy Eglington | 🇮🇪 |
F Wally Fielding | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
Ian Buchan | 🏴 |
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: 1938-39
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Albert Harris | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Tommy Jones | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Jimmy Tansey | 🏴 |
FB Eric Moore | 🏴 |
LB Don Donovan | 🇮🇪 |
Midfielders
M Cyril Lello | 🏴 |
M Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Peter Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
Wingers
W Tommy Eglington | 🇮🇪 |
Forwards
F Wally Fielding | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Harris | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
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