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Game #2349

Aston Villa

0-1-0, 1 PTS

Saturday, 20 August 1955

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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

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 4' | Tommy Southren | 16' |

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Manchester City

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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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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: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: William Heselton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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CARDS

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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

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

Referee

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

Trautmann, Little, Ewing, Paul, Cunliffe (g), Spurdle, Barnes, Hayes, Fagan, Johnstone, Revie (g).

Manager: Les McDowall.

Line Ups

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 20 Aug 1955, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH VIDEO

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