Game #2392
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Won
DDLWW
Division One
Preston North End
Deepdale
Attendance: 16,175
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1956
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Aston Villa
Preston North End
🟩 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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 132 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 21 Apr 1956, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 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 Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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
Not recorded
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