Game #2415
Aston Villa
7-7-8, 21 PTS
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Drew
15th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Blackpool
11-7-7, 29 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,777
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 1956
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Villa fail to score for the second successive game to make it seven wins, seven draws and eight defeats in twenty two Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1956-57 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 29 December 1956
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🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 42 🟥 59 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. R. Hill | 🏴 | Chester
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Birch and Jackie Sewell replace Jimmy Dugdale and Billy Myerscough.
Not recorded
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Blackpool
Farm, Kelly, Gratrix, Garrett, Armfield, Fenton, Matthews, Durie, Perry, Mudie, Brown.
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield 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
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road