Game #2393
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Won
DLWWW
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Attendance: 42,876
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Les Smith, scored a brace to help earn Villa a third successive win, Saturday, 28 April 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 April 1956
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Saturday, 28 April 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
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 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 | 🏴 |
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
Team Cost: £82k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 1/11
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 |
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £45k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 4/11
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 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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