Game #2389
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 April 1956
Drew
WLWDD
Division One
Attendance: 39,122
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | None
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Tuesday, 3 April 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa secure a second successive goalless draw against Wolves to make it eight wins, thirteen draws and seventeen defeats in thirty eight division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Tuesday, 3 April 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWDD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 129 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 35 🟥 50 | 1.29
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Birch and Pat Saward replace Peter McParland and Vic Crowe.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Pat Saward |
M Bill Baxter |
M Trevor Birch |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Williams, Shorthouse, Stuart, Wright, Slater, Broadbent (ex), Howells, Murray, Hancocks, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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