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Game #2370
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 December 1955
Lost
LLDWL
Division One
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,215
Aston Villa
0-3
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
M Trevor Birch |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Derek Pace |
F Jackie Sewell |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
MANAGER
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Leivers, Little, Ewing, Paul, Spurdle (g), Barnes, Dyson (g) (g), Hayes, Clarke, Johnstone.
Manager: Les McDowall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 17 Dec 1955, Villa 0-3 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 December 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Villa Park to make it four wins, eight draws and ten defeats in twenty two games this season.
Meanwhile, forward Eddie Follan made his final appearance before moving to Worcester City in May 1956. Follan played for Villa in 1954-55 and 1955-56 making 36 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
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