Game #2413
Aston Villa
7-6-7, 20 PTS
Saturday, 15 December 1956


Won
12th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Charlton Athletic
4-2-16, 10 PTS
The Valley
Attendance: 13,452
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
Charlton Athletic
0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 46' |
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1956
🟢 | 1' Debut, Billy Myerscough
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, direct from corner
🕒 | HT Charlton Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Charlton Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 December 1956
Peter McParland scores direct from a corner in the 10th minute to set Villa up for a win for the first time in five to make it seven wins, six draws and seven defeats in twenty Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, forward Billy Myerscough made his Villa debut after moving from Walsall in July 1955.
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 | #455 | Exchange from Walsall
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Charlton Athletic


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 15 December 1956
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🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Crowther, Billy Myerscough (debut) and Derek Pace replace Vic Crowe, Ken Roberts and Jackie Sewell.
Not recorded
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Trotter | 🏴 |

Charlton Athletic
GK Willie Duff | 🏴 |
FB John Hewie | 🏴 |
CB Derek Ufton | 🏴 |
LB Don Townsend | 🏴 |
LB Brian Kinsey | 🏴 |
M Cyril Hammond | 🏴 |
W Johnny Summers | 🏴 |
W Sammy Lawrie | 🏴 |
F Syd O’Linn | 🏴 |
F Mickey Stewart | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Leary | 🇿🇦 |
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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

🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley


MATCH REPORTS









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