Game #2380
Aston Villa
5-10-14, 20 PTS
Saturday, 11 February 1956
Drew
21st
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Arsenal
9-9-11, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,060
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 19' |
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 February 1956
🟢 | 1' Debut, Jimmy Dugdale, Roy Pritchard, Les Smith
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Groves
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Derek Pace
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
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
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 February 1956
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three heavy defeats to draw with their FA Cup conquerers and make it five wins, ten draws and fourteen defeats in twenty nine games this season.
Meanwhile, Villa handed debuts to full back Roy Pritchard after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1955, winger Les Smith following his move from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month and centre back Jimmy Dugdale after moving from West Bromwich Albion in January 1956.
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Roy Pritchard | 🏴 | #450 | Free transfer from Wolves
🟢 W Les Smith | 🏴 | #451 | £25,000 signing from Wolves
🟢 CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | #452 | £25,000 signing from Albion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #120 |
Saturday, 11 February 1956
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🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Gaiger | 🏴 | Wilmslow, 1953-1956
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Gaiger | 🏴 | Wilmslow, 1953-1956
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
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Dugdale (debut), Roy Prtichard (debut) and Les Smith (debut) replace Con Martin, Peter Aldis and Tommy Southren.
Not recorded
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Roy Pritchard | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Charlton, Dodgin, Evans, Bowen, Groves (g), Bloomfield, Tiddy, Goring, Herd, Clapton.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, 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
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 11 Feb 1956, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park