Game #2414
Tuesday, 25 December 1956
Attendance: 18,543
Lost
Division One
Sunderland
DLLWL
Roker Park
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose at Roker Park to make it seven wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty one Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Tuesday, 25 December 1956
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
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 Stan Crowther |
W Les Smith |
F Billy Myerscough |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
Sunderland
Bollands, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Daniel, Aitken, Bingham (g), Purdon, O’Neill, Elliott, Fleming.
Manager: Bill Murray.
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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