Game #2393
Aston Villa
11-13-18, 35 PTS
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Won
20th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
18-5-19, 41 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,876
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 12' | Vic Crowe | 27' |
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 April 1956
⚽ | 12' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Derek Pace
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-0, Les Smith, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 39' Goal, 3-0, Millard og
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Villa simply have to beat Albion in their final game of the season to avoid relegation and Lss Smith, who has proven such a revelation since his debut in February, scores a brace to retain top flight status for Villa in 1956-57 but significant improvement is required from Eric Houghton and his team.
No little credit goes to Derek Pace as well with an assist to go with his five goals in the previous three games that proved so essential in Villa's survival.
Eric Houghton's Villa end the season in their strongest form with three successive wins to make it eleven wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in their forty two division one games to end the season in 20th place, a whisker away from relegation.
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Saturday, 28 April 1956
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🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Jimmy Sanders | 🏴 |
LB Len Millard | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
W George Lee | 🏴 |
W Frank Griffin | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴 |
F Brian Whitehouse | 🏴 |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £82k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 1/11
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £45k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 4/11
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | Free |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | Free |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 | Free |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | £25k |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | £25k |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Free |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | Free |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | £12k |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | £20k |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | Youth |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | Free |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jimmy Sanders | 🏴 | £3k |
LB Len Millard | 🏴 | Youth |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴 | Youth |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 | Free |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 | Free |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 | £28k |
W George Lee | 🏴 | £14k |
W Frank Griffin | 🏴 | Free |
F Brian Whitehouse | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 | Free |
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park