Game #2391
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Won
WDDLW
Division One
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,407
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 April 1956
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
🟩 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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WDDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 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 Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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
Not recorded
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