Game #2371
Aston Villa
4-8-11, 16 PTS
Saturday, 24 December 1955
Lost
20th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Cardiff City
8-3-11, 19 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,384
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
Cardiff City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 December 1955
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 75' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Gerry Hitchens
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 December 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa lose successive games to make it four wins, eight draws and eleven defeats in twenty three games this season.
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 24 December 1955
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🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 29 🟥 43 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin, Johnny Dixon, Vic Crowe and Tommy Southren replace Trevor Birch, Derek Pace, Peter McParland and Eddie Follan.
Not recorded
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian 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 Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sherwood, Malloy, Harrington, Davies, Baker, Walsh, O’Halloran, McSeveney, Kirtley, Hitchens (ex) (g).
Manager: Trevor Morris.
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian 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
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park