Game #2392
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Attendance: 16,175
Won
Division One
Preston North End
DDLWW
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.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
TEAM NEWS
Jackie Sewell replaces Norman Lockhart.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
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
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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