Game #2415
Aston Villa
7-7-8, 21 PTS
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Drew
15th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Blackpool
11-7-7, 29 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,777
Blackpool
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 |
M Stan Crowther | 🏴 |
M Pat Saward | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Sewell | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Blackpool
Farm, Kelly, Gratrix, Garrett, Armfield, Fenton, Matthews, Durie, Perry, Mudie, Brown.
Manager: Joe Smith.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 29 Dec 1956, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1956
Villa fail to score for the second successive game to make it seven wins, seven draws and eight defeats in twenty two Division One games this season under Eric Houghton.
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