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Game #2402

Aston Villa

Saturday, 22 September 1956

Lost

WDWLL

Division One

Attendance: 35,388

Leeds United

Elland Road

Leeds United

1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None

MATCH SUMMARY

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 22 September 1956

ON THIS DAY

Villa lose successive games for the first time this season as they fail to score for the fourth time in nine games under Eric Houghton.

Aston Villa

Leeds United

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Leeds United

Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Saturday, 22 September 1956

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLL |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 142 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 38 🟥 54 | 1.32

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Leeds United

TEAM NEWS

Eric Houghton names the same line up for the ninth successive game.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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 |

MANAGER

Raich Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Leeds United

Wood, Marsden, Dunn, Hair, Kerfoot, Gibson, Charles (g), Brook, Forrest, Overfield, Meek.

Manager: Raich Carter.

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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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

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