Game #2393
Aston Villa
11-13-18, 35 PTS
Saturday, 28 April 1956
20th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | Free |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | £25k |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | Free |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 | Free |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Free |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | Free |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 | £25k |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | £12k |
Forwards
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | £20k |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | Youth |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | Free |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 12' | 27' | Own Goal | 39' |
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 12' | Vic Crowe | 27' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 12' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Derek Pace
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-0, Les Smith, Assist by Vic Crowe
⚽ | 39' Goal, 3-0, Len Millard o.g.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
Linesmen: A. F. Mason; R. D Kirk
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 89 | 🟩 W45 (51% ) | 🟨 D14 | 🇺(66% ) | 🟥 L30 (34% ) | ⚽ 156 | 🥅 133 | GD 23
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
18-5-19, 41 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,876
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 | 🏴 |
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Sanders | 🏴 | £3k |
Full Backs
LB Len Millard | 🏴 | Youth |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 | Youth |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴 | Youth |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 | Free |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 | Free |
Wingers
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 | £28k |
W George Lee | 🏴 | £14k |
W Frank Griffin | 🏴 | Free |
Forwards
F Brian Whitehouse | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 | Free |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
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