Game #2398
Aston Villa
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Saturday, 1 September 1956
Won
7th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
3-0-2, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,374
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 22' | 72' |
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 September 1956
⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 41' Goal, 1-1, (Blackpool), Mudie
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackpool
🥅 | 58' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Brown
⚽ | 72' Goal, 3-2, Jackie Sewell, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Blackpool
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
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 September 1956
Villa are pegged back twice by Stanley Matthews' Blackpool before grabbing a winner through Jackie Sewell as both he and Peter McParland score their first goals of the campaign.
Villa win for the first time since the opening day of the season but are now unbeaten in three in Division One under Eric Houghton.
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
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
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Saturday, 1 September 1956
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🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester, 1954-1957
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
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
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
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Wright, Kelly, Gratrix, Armfield, Kelly, Matthews, Durie, Perry, Mudie (g), Brown (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, 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
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Sep 1956, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park