Game #2411
Saturday, 1 December 1956
Attendance: 23,560
Lost
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
LWDDL
Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored but Villa lose for the first time in four, Saturday, 1 December 1956.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose for the first time in four to make it six wins, six draws and six defeats in eighteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, Bill Baxter made his final Villa appearance. Bill played for Villa between 1953-54 and 1956-57 making 108 appearances and scoring 6 goals.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Saturday, 1 December 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWDDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
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 Bill Baxter |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Staniforth, McEvoy, Curtis, Gibson, McAnearney, Cargill, Shiner, Finney, Froggatt, Quixall (g) (g).
Manager: Jack Marshall.
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