Game #2391
Aston Villa
9-13-18, 31 PTS
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Won
21st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
12-8-19, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,407
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Bill Baxter | 1' | Johnny Dixon | 34' | Les Smith | 40' |
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1956
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Bill Baxter (10 Seconds)
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Grainger
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 40' Goal, 3-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Sheffield United), Wilkinson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Sheffield 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
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Derek Pace scores after just 10 seconds and gets his hat-trick on 40' but Villa's fragility allows Sheffield United to get a foothold in the game but both points travel to Villa Park in their desperate fight against a seemingly inevitable relegation.
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to beat the Blades and make it nine wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in forty division one games this season.
Winger Norman Lockhart made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Bury in November 1956. Lockhart played for Villa between 1952-53 and 1955-56 making 85 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 1952-56 🕒 85 | ✅ 85 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 16 | 🇺 - | #432 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #131 |
Saturday, 14 April 1956
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🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, 1955-1967
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
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
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Mitchell | 🏴 | Prescot, 1955-1967
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
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🔴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 | (ft)
Sheffield United
Burgin, Johnson, Mason, Coldwell, Iley, Holland, Wilkinson (g), Howitt, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger (g).
Manager: Joe Mercer.
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, 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
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, 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 🇺
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park