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Game #2350
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 August 1955
Lost
DWWDL
Division One
Sunderland
Roker Park
Attendance: 33,761
Sunderland
5-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Bill Baxter |
M Vic Crowe |
W Colin Gibson |
W Tommy Southren |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Eddie Follan |
MANAGER
Bill Murray | 🏴 |
Sunderland
Fraser, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Daniel, Aitken, Bingham (g) (g), Purdon (g), Chisholm (g), Elliott, Fleming (g).
Manager: Bill Murray.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 24 Aug 1955, Villa 1-5 Sunderland, Roker Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 24 August 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa suffer a heavy defeat at Roker Park in their second game of the season.
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