Game #2412
Saturday, 8 December 1956
Attendance: 42,530
Lost
Division One
Manchester United
WDDLL
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Pat Saward, scored but Villa lose a second successive game,
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose for the second successive game and are now without a win in four as they make it six wins, six draws and seven defeats in nineteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 8 December 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | WDDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe replaces Bill Baxter.
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 Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
Manchester United
Wood, Jones, Bent, Foulkes, Whelan, Edwards, Colman, Taylor (g) (g), Pegg, Viollet (g), Berry.
Manager: Matt Busby.
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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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES