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Game #2387

Aston Villa

8-11-17, 27 PTS

Saturday, 31 March 1956

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Won

21st=

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Division One

Everton

13-9-16, 35 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 28,052

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-0

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Everton

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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 31 March 1956

⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton

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

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 31 March 1956

  • Johnny Dixon scores for the third time in four games to help Villa to a third win in four as a win forestalls what appears to be a likely relegation.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa win for the third time in four to make it eight wins, eleven draws and seventeen defeats in thirty six division one games this season.

  • Stan Lynn's run of 84 consecutive appearances ends due to an ankle injury.

  • Johnny Dixon makes his 300th appearance for Villa.

  • Johnny Dixon scores his 121st League goal for Villa.

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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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

Everton

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39

FIXTURE HISTORY

Everton

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Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 31 March 1956

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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Ray Hogg and Vic Crowe replace Stan Lynn and Trevor Birch.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Nigel Sims | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Ian Buchan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Everton

Harris, Tansey, Moore, Donovan, Lello, Jones, Harris, Farrell, Eglington, Fielding, Harris.

Manager: Ian Buchan.

Line Ups

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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