Game #2384
Aston Villa
6-11-16, 23 PTS
Saturday, 10 March 1956
Won
22nd
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
16-4-14, 36 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 34,647
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 13' | Les Smith | 70' |
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 March 1956
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Derek Pace
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-0, Derek Pace
🥅 | 41' Goal, 2-1, (Newcastle United), Curry
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United
🥅 | 49' Goal, 2-2, (Newcastle United), Keeble
⚽ | 70' Goal, 3-2, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Newcastle United
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
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 March 1956
It's March and Villa win their first away game of the season but remain rock bottom of the table.
Villa win for the first time in eight and score as many goals as they have achieved in their previous five.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it two unbeaten as they win for the first time in seven to make it six wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty three division one games this season.
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 10 March 1956
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🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1947-1957
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1947-1957
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
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch and Tommy Southren replace Vic Crowe and Jackie Sewell.
Not recorded
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
Simpson, Waugh, Batty, Paterson, Scoular, Stokoe, Milburn, Curry (g), Keeble, Mitchell, Davies.
Manager: Stan Seymour.
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Mar 1956, Villa 3-2 Newcastle, St James'