Game #2399
Aston Villa
2-3-1, 7 PTS
Wednesday, 5 September 1956


Drew
6th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Luton Town
4-1-1, 9 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 21,171
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 5 September 1956
🕒 | HT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Luton Town 0-0 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
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 5 September 1956
Villa take a creditable draw away from Kenilworth Road against early pacesetters Luton.
Villa make it four unbeaten under Eric Houghton but have drawn three of those games and have failed to score for the third time in six.
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

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
Luton Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Wednesday, 5 September 1956
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🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

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
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the sixth successive game.
Not recorded
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
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
Dally Duncan | 🏴 |

Luton Town
Streten, Pemberton, Dunne, Aherne, Shanks, Owen, Morton, Adam, Turner, Cummins, Cullen.
Manager: Dally Duncan.
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
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
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road


MATCH REPORTS









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🟨 5 Sep 1956, Villa 0-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road

