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Game #2412
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 December 1956
Lost
WDDLL
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,530
Aston Villa
1-3
Manchester United
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 |
M Vic Crowe |
W Les Smith |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Jackie Sewell |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Wood, Jones, Bent, Foulkes, Whelan, Edwards, Colman, Taylor (g) (g), Pegg, Viollet (g), Berry.
Manager: Matt Busby.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 8 Dec 1956, Villa 1-3 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 December 1956
Villa lose for the second successive game and are now without a win in four as they make it six wins, six draws and seven defeats in nineteen Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
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