Game #2388
Aston Villa
8-12-17, 28 PTS
Monday, 2 April 1956
Drew
21st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16-7-12, 39 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 33,633
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 April 1956
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 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
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 April 1956
Villa manage a draw at Molineux but remain one place off the bottom of the table with relegation apparently looming.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it eight wins, twelve draws and seventeen defeats in thirty seven division one games this season.
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Monday, 2 April 1956
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🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Williams, Shorthouse, Stuart, Wright, Slater, Clamp, Broadbent (ex), McDonald, Murray, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 2 Apr 1956, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux