Game #2401
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 September 1956
Lost
DWDWL
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,947
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 September 1956
Match Statistics
Not recorded
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 September 1956
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 15 September 1956
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 38 🟥 53 | 1.33
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 the same line up for the eighth successive game.
Not recorded
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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 Derek Pace |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
MANAGER
Jimmy Anderson | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Baker, Clarke, Hopkins, Blanchflower (ex), Marchi, Stokes (g), Harmer (g), Robb (g), Medwin, Smith (g).
Manager: Jimmy Anderson.
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
🟥 15 Sep 1956, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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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
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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