Game #2391
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Won
WDDLW
Division One
Attendance: 23,407
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored a hat-trick as Villa beat Sheffield United, Saturday, 14 April 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to beat the Blades and make it nine wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in forty division one games this season.
Meanwhile, winger Norman Lockhart made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Bury in November 1956. Lockhart played for Villa between 1952-53 and 1955-56 making 85 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #131 |
Saturday, 14 April 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WDDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
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
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Johnson, Mason, Coldwell, Iley, Holland, Wilkinson (g), Howitt, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger (g).
Manager: Joe Mercer.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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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