Game #2379
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 January 1956
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FA Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 43,052
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 61' |
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 January 1956
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Groves
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Tapscott
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Tapscott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-4, (Arsenal, pen), Charlton
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-4, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Arsenal
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 January 1956
Arsenal have four shots and score four goals as Villa are dumped out of the Cup at Highbury.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three consecutive losses in all competitions, conceding fourteen and scoring two.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper and centre back Con Martin made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Waterford in July. Martin played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1955-56 making 213 appearances and scoring once. Martin played 26 league matches and one FA Cup match as goalkeeper with his other 186 appearances coming as a centre half.
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 28 January 1956
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🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: M. F. Cowen | 🏴 | Manchester
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 119 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 31 🟥 47 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: M. F. Cowen | 🏴 | Manchester
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin, Derek Pace and Bill Baxter replace George Ashfield, Ray Hogg and Norman Lockhart.
Not recorded
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 | 🔴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arsenal
Kelsey
Charlton
Evans
Dodgin
Goring
Holton
Clapton
Tapscott
Groves
Bloomfield
Tiddy
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
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
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 28 Jan 1956, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Highbury