Game #2412
Aston Villa
6-6-7, 18 PTS
Saturday, 8 December 1956
Lost
13th
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
14-4-2, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,530
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Manchester United
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1956
🥅 | 42' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Taylor
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
🥅 | 49' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Taylor
🥅 | 73' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester United), Viollet
⚽ | 77' Goal, 1-3, Pat Saward
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 December 1956
Villa lost to top of the table Manchester United to leave themselves 13th in the first division
Villa lose for the second successive game and are now without a win in four as they make it six wins, six draws and seven defeats in nineteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1955-56
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 8 December 1956
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🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. S. Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 152 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 41 🟥 58 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. S. Blenkinsop | 🏴 | South Shields
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe replaces Bill Baxter.
Not recorded
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Wood, Jones, Bent, Foulkes, Whelan, Edwards, Colman, Taylor (g) (g), Pegg, Viollet (g), Berry.
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, 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
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park