Game #2349
Aston Villa
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1955
Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 37,999
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 4' | Tommy Southren | 16' |
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 1955
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Southren
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Cunliffe
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City, pen), Revie
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-2 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
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 August 1955
Johnny Dixon scores a brace as Villa open the season with a draw but it is a poor performance from referee Heselton that grabs the headlines.
Villa, two goals to the good after 16' concede on 35' but lead at the interval. In the first minute of the second half however Peter McParland is prostrate on the floor following a City tackle and his attempt to pass to a team mate is intercepted. Play continues and referee Heselton awards a penalty to City amidst strong protests as Stan Lynn was deemed to have fouled Cunliffe. In reality it was actually obstruction, punishable with a free kick but Heselton would not listen to reason.
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with a draw at Maine Road.
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
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
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 20 August 1955
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🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Incorrectly awarded a penalty to City to gift them an equaliser when it was a clear case of obstruction warranting just a free kick.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Little, Ewing, Paul, Cunliffe (g), Spurdle, Barnes, Hayes, Fagan, Johnstone, Revie (g).
Manager: Les McDowall.
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
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
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road