Game #2392
Aston Villa
10-13-18, 33 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Won
20th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Preston North End
14-8-20, 36 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 16,175
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tommy Southren | 73' |
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1956
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 73' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Tommy Southren
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-1 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
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Derek Pace is the hero once again as he wins a successive game for Villa with a single goal at Deepdale after his hat-trick last Saturday at Villa Park.
Eric Houghton's Villa record successive wins for only the second time this season to make it ten wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in forty one division one games this season.
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #132 |
Saturday, 21 April 1956
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🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Matlock, 1955-1958
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Hunt | 🏴 | Matlock, 1955-1958
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
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jackie Sewell replaces Norman Lockhart.
Not recorded
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Frank Hill | 🏴 |
Preston North End
Else, Walton, Mattinson, Dunn, Cunningham, Docherty, Baxter, Thompson (ex), Hatsell, Finney, Campbell.
Manager: Frank Hill.
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
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
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale