Game #2351
Aston Villa
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1955
Won
7th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,893
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 78' |
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 1955
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
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
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1955
Villa play and win their first home match of the season as Johnny Dixon scores one and makes one.
Johnny Dixon scores his fourth in three games as Villa win for the first time this season.
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 27 August 1955
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🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
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
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Stitfall, Rutter, Harrington, Jones, Dixon, Stockin, McSeveney, Kirtley, Ford (ex).
Manager: Trevor Morris.
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Aug 1955, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park