Game #2392
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Won
DDLWW
Division One
Attendance: 16,175
Preston North End
Deepdale
Preston North End
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored his fifth in three games as Villa make it successive wins, Saturday, 21 April 1956.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1956
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa record successive wins for only the second time this season to make it ten wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in forty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #132 |
Saturday, 21 April 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 132 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.31
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
TEAM NEWS
Jackie Sewell replaces Norman Lockhart.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Frank Hill | 🏴 |
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 |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
Preston North End
Else, Walton, Mattinson, Dunn, Cunningham, Docherty, Baxter, Thompson (ex), Hatsell, Finney, Campbell.
Manager: Frank Hill.
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
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
🥶 Three points against the Cherries 🍒 | Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth | HIGHLIGHTS
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
