Game #2405
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 October 1956
Won
LLDLW
Division One
Attendance: 35,144
Newcastle United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Les Smith made it three goals in two games as Villa win for the first time in five under Eric Houghton, Saturday, 13 October 1956.
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Saturday, 13 October 1956
ON THIS DAY
Villa record their first win in five to make it four wins, four draws and four defeats in twelve games this season under Eric Houghton.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Saturday, 13 October 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 145 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 39 🟥 55 | 1.32
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Newcastle United
TEAM NEWS
Peter McParland and Stan Lynn replace Tommy Southren and Ray Hogg.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
M Stan Crowther |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
Newcastle United
Simpson, Crowe, Batty, Scoular, Keith, Stokoe, Eastham (g), White, Hannah, Mitchell, Milburn.
Manager: Stan Seymour.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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