Game #2395
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
1-0-1, 2 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 37,118
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
❗| Chance! Jackie Sewell hits the post
🆘 | Villa are denied a penalty after Smith is bundled over in the area
🥅 | 29' Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Whitehouse
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 78' Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Robson
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Jimmy Dugdale
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 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
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
Despite hitting the post, being denied a penalty and having more than their fair share of the game, Villa lose at neighbours West Brom to make is one win and one draw in Division One so far this season.
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Wednesday, 22 August 1956
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🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Ray Hogg | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
Sanders, Williams, Howe, Brookes, Barlow, Robson (g), Lee, Griffin, Dudley, Whitehouse, (g) Allen.
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
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
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 22 Aug 1956, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns