Game #2415
Aston Villa
7-7-8, 21 PTS
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Drew
15th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Blackpool
11-7-7, 29 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,777
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 1956
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-0 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
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Villa fail to score for the second successive game to make it seven wins, seven draws and eight defeats in twenty two Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 29 December 1956
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🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
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
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch and Jackie Sewell replace Jimmy Dugdale and Billy Myerscough.
Not recorded
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Kelly, Gratrix, Garrett, Armfield, Fenton, Matthews, Durie, Perry, Mudie, Brown.
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield