Game #2401
Aston Villa
3-3-2, 9 PTS
Saturday, 15 September 1956
9th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Team News
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the eighth successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
2-4
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 28' | Derek Pace | 30' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 28' | Peter McParland | 30' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 30' Goal, 2-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bobby Smith
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Dugdale after a tackle with Bobby Smith
🆘 | Referee Meaden orders Smith to have his boots checked and repaired
🆘 | Spurs' Ditchburn in altercation with Jackie Sewell and is promptly showered in apple cores from the crowd
🥅 | 45' Goal, 2-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Tommy Hamer
🆘 | Clarke fouls Sims in the Villa goal as the 'keeper holds the ball from an incoming corner, the ball falling loose is put in the net by Harmer, referee Meaden fails to disallow the goal.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 46' Goal, 2-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), George Robb
🥅 | Goal, 2-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Alfie Stokes
🚑 | 75' Player retires from field of play with injury, Bill Baxter after collision with team-mate Sims
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 15 September 1956
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Eddie Meaden | 🏴 | Trowbridge, 1956
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Eddie Meaden | 🏴 | Trowbridge, 1956
Linesmen: G. R. Lewis; W. J. Mardon
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 54 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 22 | ⚽ 87 | 🥅 86 |
League 🕒 49 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 82 | 🥅 82 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 26 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 42 | 🥅 45 |
Away 🕒 28 | 🟩 12 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 45 | 🥅 41 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,947
GK Ted Ditchburn | 🏴 |
CB Harry Clarke | 🏴 |
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Mel Hopkins | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M Tony Marchi | 🏴 |
W George Robb | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
F Alfie Stokes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Jimmy Anderson | 🏴 |
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: 1950-51
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ted Ditchburn | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Harry Clarke | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Peter Baker | 🏴 |
LB Mel Hopkins | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
M Tony Marchi | 🏴 |
Wingers
W George Robb | 🏴 |
W Terry Medwin | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Alfie Stokes | 🏴 |
F Tommy Harmer | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Peter McParland scores one and creates one for his 3rd goal in 4 whilst Johnny Dixon gets his 3rd assist of the season.
Villa concede for the first time in three games having looked on course for another victory but a poor refereeing performance from E. T. Meaden removes the chance of victory.
Villa lose for the 7th time in 7 against Spurs at Villa Park as outrageous misfortune plagues the home side.
Two nil ahead after 30' it could easily have been 5-0 but by half time it was all square as Spurs grabbed a contentious equaliser haivng fouled 'keeper Sims with the ball in hand.
From there everything that could go wrong did.
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.
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