Game #2411
Aston Villa
6-6-6, 18 PTS
Saturday, 1 December 1956
Lost
13th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
7-2-11, 16 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,560
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jackie Sewell | 45' |
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 December 1956
🚑 | 10' Player retires from field of play with injury, Jimmy Dugdale
🚑 | 15' Player returns to field of play, Jimmy Dugdale
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Quixall
⚽ | 45' Goal, 1-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Jackie Sewell
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 68' Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Quixall
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 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
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 December 1956
Peter McParland scores his 6th of the campaign but Villa lose for the first time in four.
Villa make it six wins, six draws and six defeats in eighteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Full back Bill Baxter makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt having played for the club between 1953-54 and 1956-57 making 108 appearances and scoring 6 goals.
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | 1953-56 🕒 108 | ✅ 108 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 - | #435 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Saturday, 1 December 1956
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🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Stanley Barker | 🏴 | Bexley Heath
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stanley Barker | 🏴 | Bexley Heath, 1956-1957
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 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eric Taylor | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Staniforth, McEvoy, Curtis, Gibson, McAnearney, Cargill, Shiner, Finney, Froggatt, Quixall (g) (g).
Manager: Jack Marshall.
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Dec 1956, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough