Game #2386
Aston Villa
7-11-17, 25 PTS
Saturday, 24 March 1956
Lost
22nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Luton Town
15-6-14, 36 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 17,126
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 33' |
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 March 1956
⚽ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Southren, Assist by Derek Pace
🥅 | 35' Goal, 1-1, (Luton Town), Pearce
🕒 | HT Luton Town 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56' Goal, 1-2, (Luton Town), Pearce
🕒 | FT Luton Town 2-1 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
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 March 1956
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three unbeaten and two successive wins to lose at Kenilworth Road and they're starng down the barrell of relegation with 7 games to play.
Villa make it seven wins, eleven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty five division one games this season.
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
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
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 24 March 1956
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🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, -1958
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, -1958
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
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
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 J Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |
Luton Town
Baynham, Pemberton, Jones, Dunne, Shanks, Pearce (g) (g), Morton, Kelly, Adam (ex), Gregory, Davies.
Manager: Dally Duncan.
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
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
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Mar 1956, Villa 1-2 Luton, Kenilworth Road