Game #2390
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 April 1956
Lost
LWDDL
Division One
Attendance: 36,235
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
4-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored one of three Villa goals in defeat at White Hart Lane, Saturday, 7 April 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 April 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa score three away from home after successive goalless draws but lose at White Hart Lane to make it eight wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in thirty nine division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Saturday, 7 April 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 3-4 |
Last 5 Games | LWDDL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe and Norman Lockhart replace Pat Saward and Trevor Birch.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
MANAGER
Tottenham Hotspur
Reynolds, Ryden, Norman, Hopkins, Blanchflower (ex), Marchi, McClellan (g), Harmer (g), Robb, Brooks (g), Smith (g).
Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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