Game #2401
Saturday, 15 September 1956
Attendance: 43,947
Lost
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
DWDWL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored but Villa lose for the first time in six games, Saturday, 15 September 1956.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose for the second time in eight games to make it three wins, three draws and two defeats in Division One so far this season.
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 15 September 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the eighth 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 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Baker, Clarke, Hopkins, Blanchflower (ex), Marchi, Stokes (g), Harmer (g), Robb (g), Medwin, Smith (g).
Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
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
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