Game #2369
Aston Villa
4-8-9, 16 PTS
Saturday, 10 December 1955


Won
18th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Preston North End
8-4-9, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,814
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Preston North End

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 32' | Jackie Sewell | 52' |
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 December 1955
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Bill Baxter
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 2-0, Amos Moss, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 3-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Preston North End), Lewis
🥅 | 79' Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End), Tommy Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Preston North End
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
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 December 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa make it two games unbeaten and four wins, eight draws and nine losses in twenty one games this season.
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, 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
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End


Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
League 🕒 77 | 🟩 42 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 147 | 🥅 117 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
For the 48th time in 83 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 28 Preston 22. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 10 December 1955
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🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Matlock
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Matlock
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
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Johnny Dixon and Peter McParland replace Tommy Southren and Derek Pace.
Not recorded
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Hill | 🏴 |

Preston North End
Thompon G, Wilson, Walton, Mattinson, Forbes, Docherty, Baxter, Thompson T (ex) (g), Taylor, Lewis (g), Finney.
Manager: Frank Hill.
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, 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
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 10 Dec 1955, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

