Game #2413
Aston Villa
7-6-7, 20 PTS
Saturday, 15 December 1956
Won
12th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Charlton Athletic
4-2-16, 10 PTS
The Valley
Attendance: 13,452
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
Charlton Athletic
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 46' |
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1956
🟢 | 1' Debut, Billy Myerscough
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Peter McParland, direct from corner
🕒 | HT Charlton Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Charlton Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 December 1956
Peter McParland scores direct from a corner in the 10th minute to set Villa up for a win for the first time in five to make it seven wins, six draws and seven defeats in twenty Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, forward Billy Myerscough made his Villa debut after moving from Walsall in July 1955.
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Billy Myerscough
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 15 December 1956
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🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: B. A. Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 41 🟥 58 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: B. A. Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Crowther, Billy Myerscough (debut) and Derek Pace replace Vic Crowe, Ken Roberts and Jackie Sewell.
Not recorded
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dugdale | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Billy Myerscough | 🏴 |
CF Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Trotter | 🏴 |
Charlton Athletic
Duff, Hewie, Townsend, Kinsey, Hammond, Ufton, O’Linn, Stewart, Summers, Lawrie, Leary.
Manager: Jimmy Trotter.
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
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 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 Dec 1956, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley