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League

1953-54

Division One

First Division
13th of 22

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1953-54
Management Committee 1953
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🟄 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1953-54
Management Committee 1953
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🟄 22 Aug 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 78' |

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1953-54
Management Committee 1953
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🟩 24 Aug 1953, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 39' | Tommy Thompson | 46' | 81' |

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1953-54
Management Committee 1953
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🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 14' | Johnny Dixon | 44' |

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Management Committee 1953
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🟩 2 Sep 1953, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 19' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 81' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 18' | Davy Walsh | 67' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 14 Sep 1953, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 8' | Johnny Dixon | 48' | 71' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 26' | Norman Lockhart | 71' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 29' | 43' | Tommy Thompson | 39' | Norman Lockhart | 48' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 3 Oct 1953, Villa 0-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Scorer(s) | None

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 10 Oct 1953, Villa 1-6 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 4' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 17 Oct 1953, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 43' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 24 Oct 1953, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | None

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 31 Oct 1953, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Ken Roberts | 40' | Davy Walsh | 53' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 82' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 14 Nov 1953, Villa 5-3 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 13' | 17' | 59' | Davy Walsh | 19' | Roy Chapman | 23' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 21 Nov 1953, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Roy Chapman | 44' | 89' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 29' | Tommy Thompson | 36' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 5 Dec 1953, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 53' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 88' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 61' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 56' | Peter McParland | 76' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 26 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 27' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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15th

🟄 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

Scorer(s) | None

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 16 Jan 1954, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 50' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 23' | 41' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 6 Feb 1954, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Ken O Roberts | 44' | Danny Blanchflower | 85' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 20 Feb 1954, Villa 2-2 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 28' | 46' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 27 Feb 1954, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 44' | Ken O Roberts | 72' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 55' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 13 Mar 1954, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 16' | Bill Baxter | 81' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 20 Mar 1954, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | None

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 12' | Johnny Dixon | 36' |

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1953-54
Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 3 Apr 1954, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 82' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 6 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 6' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 10 Apr 1954, Villa 5-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bill Baxter | 8' | Peter McParland | 42' | Colin Gibson | 63' | Derek Pace | 66' | 72' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 17 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley

Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 55' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟨 19 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 62' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 20 Apr 1954, Villa 6-1 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 2' | 10' | Joe Tyrell | 24' | 30' | Johnny Dixon | 36' | Danny Blanchflower | 81' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Tyrell | 65' |

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Eric Houghton | šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1953-1958
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🟄 26 Apr 1954, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 54' |

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Trophies


šŸ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

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šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

šŸ† šŸ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

šŸ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

šŸ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

šŸ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

šŸ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
šŸ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
šŸ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
šŸ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
šŸ† šŸ† šŸ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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