Game #2370
Aston Villa
4-8-10, 16 PTS
Saturday, 17 December 1955
Lost
19th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
6-7-7, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,215
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-3
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 December 1955
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Spurdle
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Dyson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Dyson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 December 1955
Villa concede a freak goal in the first minute and Manchester City never look back having scored at Villa Park for the first time in four years.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Villa Park to make it four wins, eight draws and ten defeats in twenty two games this season.
Meanwhile, forward Eddie Follan made his final appearance before moving to Worcester City in May 1956. Follan played for Villa in 1954-55 and 1955-56 making 36 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Aston Villa
Manchester City
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Saturday, 17 December 1955
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🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Newport
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 110 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 29 🟥 42 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. E. Smith | 🏴 | Newport
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eddie Follan and Derek Pace replace Con Martin and Johnny Dixon.
Not recorded
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Leivers, Little, Ewing, Paul, Spurdle (g), Barnes, Dyson (g) (g), Hayes, Clarke, Johnstone.
Manager: Les McDowall.
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, 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
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park