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Game #2407
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 November 1956
Lost
DLWWL
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 40,045
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Jimmy Dugdale |
M Pat Saward |
FB Ray Hogg |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
MANAGER
Arsenal
Kelsey, Wills, Charlton, Dodgin, Evans, Brown, Groves (g) (g), Bloomfield, Holton, Haverty, Tapscott.
Manager: Jack Crayston.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 3 Nov 1956, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 November 1956
Villa lose for the first time in three after successive wins to make it five wins, four draws and five defeats in fourteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
Meanwhile, full back Ray Hogg made his final Villa appearance before moving on to Mansfield Town in July 1958. Hogg played for Villa between 1954-55 and 1956-57 making 21 appearances.
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