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
Cardiff City
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian


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
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
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian

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

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
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
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
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian

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
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
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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

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 🇺
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 24 Dec 1955, Villa 0-1 Cardiff, Ninian

