Game #2393
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Won
DLWWW
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,876
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 April 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 April 1956
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1955-56 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Saturday, 28 April 1956
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🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 35 🟥 51 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
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MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, 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 Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Jimmy Sanders | 🏴 |
LB Len Millard | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
W George Lee | 🏴 |
W Frank Griffin | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴 |
F Brian Whitehouse | 🏴 |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, 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
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, 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 | |
|---|---|
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SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £82k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 1/11
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £45k
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Homegrown: 4/11
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | Free |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 | Free |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 | Free |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | £25k |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | £25k |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Free |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | Free |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | £12k |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 | £20k |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | Youth |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | Free |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jimmy Sanders | 🏴 | £3k |
LB Len Millard | 🏴 | Youth |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jimmy Dudley | 🏴 | Youth |
M Ray Barlow | 🏴 | Free |
M Gerry Summers | 🏴 | Free |
W Bobby Robson | 🏴 | £28k |
W George Lee | 🏴 | £14k |
W Frank Griffin | 🏴 | Free |
F Brian Whitehouse | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Ronnie Allen | 🏴 | Free |
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Apr 1956, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park