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Game #2385
Aston Villa
Monday, 19 March 1956
Won
LLDWW
Division One
Burnley
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,120
Aston Villa
2-0
Burnley
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Trevor Birch |
M Bill Baxter |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
CF Derek Pace |
MANAGER
Burnley
McDonald, Rudman, Winton (ex), Adamson, Shannon, Seith, Pilkington, McIlroy, Newlands, Cheesbrough, McKay.
Manager: Alan Brown.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 19 Mar 1956, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 19 March 1956
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three unbeaten and two successive wins to make it seven wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty four division one games this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Nigel Sims made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
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