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Game #2374

Aston Villa

5-9-12, 19 PTS

Saturday, 31 December 1955

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Won

19th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Division One

Huddersfield Town

6-4-14, 16 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 25,746

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-0

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Huddersfield Town

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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1955

⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 6' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 64' Goal, 3-0, Stan Lynn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Huddersfield Town

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

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1955
  • Villa go two up in 6' through Johnny Dixon but then take their foot off the gas and don't add to the score until 64' through an open play goal from Stan Lynn.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in five to make it five wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty six games this season.

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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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

Huddersfield Town

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26

FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
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Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 31 December 1955

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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, 1951-1965
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oldham, 1951-1965

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.

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Referee

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Andy Beattie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Huddersfield Town

Wheeler, Kelly, Gibson, McGarry, Taylor, Metcalfe, Quested, Marriott, Hickson (ex), Watson, Glazzard.

Manager: Andy Beattie.

Line Ups

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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None

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Dec 1955, Villa 3-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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