1955–56 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa played the 1955–56 English football season in the Football League First Division, the top-tier of English football.

Aston Villa

1955–56 season
Manager	Eric Houghton
First Division	20th
FA Cup	Fourth round
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

Second City Derby

23--14--20

← 1949–50 1956-57 →

Both matches in the Second City Derby were drawn,^[1] 0–0 at home,^[2] 2–2 away.^[3]

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).^[4]

Table

Main article: 1955–56 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	7	20	61	71	0.859	37
19	Preston North End	42	14	8	20	73	72	1.014	36
20	Aston Villa	42	11	13	18	52	69	0.754	35
21	Huddersfield Town (R)	42	14	7	21	54	83	0.651	35	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Sheffield United (R)	42	12	9	21	63	77	0.818	33

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

See also

• List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics