Game #2382
Aston Villa
5-10-15. 20 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1956
Lost
22nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
19-6-7, 44 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 36,476
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1956
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Whelan
🕒 | FT Manchester United 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
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 February 1956
How bottom side Villa lost to top of the table Manchester United isn't clear however the score is as United luck into a win ridhly undeserved.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fifth time in six to make it five wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one division one games this season.
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
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
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Saturday, 25 February 1956
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🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
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
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George McCabe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1955-1969
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
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken Jones replaces Mike Pinner.
Not recorded
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
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
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Greaves, Jones, Whelan (g), Edwards, Colman, Pegg, Viollet, Berry, Taylor.
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
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
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
GK Mike Pinner | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 25 Feb 1956, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford