Game #2395
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
Attendance: 37,118
Lost
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
WWWWL
The Hawthorns
West Brom
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose at neighbours West Brom to make is one win and one draw in Division One so far this season.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Bill Baxter |
M Pat Saward |
W Les Smith |
W Derek Pace |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
West Bromwich Albion
Sanders, Williams, Howe, Brookes, Barlow, Robson (g), Lee, Griffin, Dudley, Whitehouse, (g) Allen.
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
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
Not Recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES