1955–56 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) Aston Villa 1955–56 Eric Houghton Chris Buckley First Division 20th FA Cup Fourth round 1954–55 1956–57 Second City Derby 23--14--20 1949–50 1956-57 The 1955–56 English football season was Aston Villa's 57th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football. Both matches in the Second City Derby were drawn,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History 0–0 at home,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2354 Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City, 1955-56 Division One, 5 Sep 1955 AVFC History 2–2 away.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2357 Birmingham City 2-2 Aston Villa, 1955-56 Division One, 21 Sep 1955 AVFC History There were debut appearances for Nigel Sims (264), Jimmy Dugdale (215), Pat Saward (152), Jackie Sewell (123), Les J Smith (115), Dave Hickson (12), George Ashfield (9), and Roy Pritchard (3).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Table 1955–56 Football League First Division y AVL Matches Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers 20 Aug 1955 Manchester City A 2–2 — Johnny Dixon (4', 16') 24 Aug 1955 Sunderland A 1–5 — Johnny Dixon (63') 27 Aug 1955 Cardiff City H 2–0 — Johnny Dixon (10'), Peter McParland (78') 29 Aug 1955 Sunderland H 1–4 — Norman Lockhart (73') 3 Sep 1955 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 — Peter McParland (1') 5 Sep 1955 Birmingham City H 0–0 — — 10 Sep 1955 Blackpool H 1–1 — Own goal (11') 17 Sep 1955 Chelsea A 0–0 — — 21 Sep 1955 Birmingham City A 2–2 — Own goal (44'), Bill Baxter (69') 24 Sep 1955 Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 — — 1 Oct 1955 Arsenal A 0–1 — — 8 Oct 1955 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 — — 15 Oct 1955 Manchester United H 4–4 — Johnny Dixon (16', 23'), Dave Hickson (60'), Pat Saward (64') 22 Oct 1955 Everton A 1–2 — Johnny Dixon (66') 29 Oct 1955 Newcastle United H 3–0 — Johnny Dixon (1'), Vic Crowe (48'), Norman Lockhart (78') 5 Nov 1955 Burnley A 0–2 — — 12 Nov 1955 Luton Town H 1–0 — Johnny Dixon (70') 19 Nov 1955 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 — Norman Lockhart (4') 26 Nov 1955 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–2 — — 3 Dec 1955 Sheffield United A 2–2 — Jackie Sewell (36'), Derek Pace (62') 10 Dec 1955 Preston North End H 3–2 — Bill Baxter (2'), Amos Moss (32'), Norman Lockhart (52') 17 Dec 1955 Manchester City H 0–3 — — 24 Dec 1955 Cardiff City A 0–1 — — 26 Dec 1955 Portsmouth H 1–3 — Johnny Dixon (38') 27 Dec 1955 Portsmouth A 2–2 — Peter McParland (53'), Jackie Sewell (79') 31 Dec 1955 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 — Johnny Dixon (3', 6'), Stan Lynn (64') 14 Jan 1956 Blackpool A 0–6 — — 21 Jan 1956 Chelsea H 1–4 — Stan Lynn (15') 11 Feb 1956 Arsenal H 1–1 — Johnny Dixon (19') 18 Feb 1956 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 — — 25 Feb 1956 Manchester United A 0–1 — — 3 Mar 1956 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 — Derek Pace (81') 10 Mar 1956 Newcastle United A 3–2 — Peter McParland (13'), Derek Pace (37'), Johnny Dixon (70') 19 Mar 1956 Burnley H 2–0 Nigel Sims (264) debut Johnny Dixon 11, Les Smith 32 24 Mar 1956 Luton Town A 1–2 — Tommy Southren (33') 31 Mar 1956 Everton H 2–0 — Derek Pace (44'), Johnny Dixon (84') 2 Apr 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 — — 3 Apr 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 — — 7 Apr 1956 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–4 — Les Smith (18'), Derek Pace (52'), Jimmy Dugdale (64') 14 Apr 1956 Sheffield United H 3–2 — Derek Pace (1', 34', 40') 21 Apr 1956 Preston North End A 1–0 — Derek Pace (73') 28 Apr 1956 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 — Les Smith (12', 27'), Own goal (39') FA Cup 1955–56 FA Cup Third round At this stage the 44 Second Division and First Division (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 7 January 1956, though four were postponed until later that week because of bad weather. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Boston United, Worksop Town, Bedford Town and Burton Albion were the last non-league sides left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary5Aston Villa1–1Hull City7 January 195633,284 ReplayHull City1–2Aston Villa12 January 195624,253 Fourth round The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1956. Four matches were drawn, three of which were settled in a single replay. The fourth, between Burnley and Chelsea, was eventually decided in Chelsea's favour in the fourth replay, played 18 days after the date of the original tie. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary14Arsenal4–1Aston Villa28 January 195643,052 See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season