Game #2385
Aston Villa
7-11-16, 25 PTS
Monday, 19 March 1956
Won
22nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Burnley
13-8-13, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,120
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | Peter Aldis | 11' |
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 19 March 1956
🟢 | 1' Debut, Nigel Sims
⚽ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Peter Aldis
⚽ | 32' Goal, 2-0, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
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
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 19 March 1956
Villa, in a complete mess at the bottom of the table, have Johnny Dixon to thank as he helps Villa to successive League wins.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three unbeaten and two successive wins to make it seven wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty four division one games this season.
Goalkeeper Nigel Sims made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | #453 | Free transfer from Wolves
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Monday, 19 March 1956
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🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Sims makes his debut in place of Ken Jones.
Not recorded
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | 🟢 |
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
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Burnley
McDonald, Rudman, Winton (ex), Adamson, Shannon, Seith, Pilkington, McIlroy, Newlands, Cheesbrough, McKay.
Manager: Alan Brown.
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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 🇺
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park