Game #2262
Aston Villa
3-0-3, 6 PTS

Saturday, 5 September 1953
9th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Con Martin replaces Frank Moss.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa finally appoint a successor to the sacked George Martin 22 days after the Scot was relieved of his duties. His successor is no surprise - former Villa winger Eric Houghton who although the expressed keen interest before the season started remained at his former club for the first 5 games of the season following intrasigence by his employer and incompetence by Villa.
Eric Houghton's debut sees Villa fall to defeat at Fratton Park
Villa make it three wins and three defeats in six division one games so far this season.
Starting XI

Lost
1-2
๐ฅ 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 81' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 22' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Harris
๐ฅ
| 27' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Froggatt
๐ | HT Portsmouth 2-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 81' Goal, 1-2, Davy Walsh, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ | FT Portsmouth 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 5 September 1953
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Roland Burgess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1948-1954
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Roland Burgess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1948-1954
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Portsmouth
2-0-4, 4 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 31,871
Platt, Mansell, Gunter, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris (g), Mundy, Reid, Gordon, Froggatt (g), Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
Eddie Lever | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1953-54
Playing Squad


























