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Game #2391
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Won
WDDLW
Division One
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,407
Aston Villa
3-2
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Ray Hogg |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Les Smith |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
CF Derek Pace |
MANAGER
Joe Mercer | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Johnson, Mason, Coldwell, Iley, Holland, Wilkinson (g), Howitt, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger (g).
Manager: Joe Mercer.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 14 Apr 1956, Villa 3-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 April 1956
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to beat the Blades and make it nine wins, thirteen draws and eighteen defeats in forty division one games this season.
Meanwhile, winger Norman Lockhart made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Bury in November 1956. Lockhart played for Villa between 1952-53 and 1955-56 making 85 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
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