Game #2397
Monday, 27 August 1956
Attendance: 31,785
Drew
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
WWLDD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa draw for the second successive game and fail to score for the second time in four Division One games this season.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Monday, 27 August 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
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, Kennedy, Barlow, Robson, Lee Griffin, Dudley, Whitehouse, 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