Aston Villa
5-0-3, 10 PTS
Monday, 14 September 1953
1953-54
3rd=
Won
3-1
Sunderland
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,722
๐ฉ 14 Sep 1953, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 8' | Johnny Dixon | 48' | 71' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 8' | 48' | Norman Lockhart | 71' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Aug 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Aug 1953, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Sep 1953, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Sep 1953, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Sep 1953, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Oct 1953, Villa 0-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Oct 1953, Villa 1-6 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Oct 1953, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Oct 1953, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐จ 31 Oct 1953, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Nov 1953, Villa 5-3 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Nov 1953, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 5 Dec 1953, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury
FA Cup
๐จ 16 Jan 1954, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐จ 6 Feb 1954, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 20 Feb 1954, Villa 2-2 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Feb 1954, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐จ 13 Mar 1954, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1954, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Apr 1954, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐จ 6 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1954, Villa 5-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 17 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐จ 19 Apr 1954, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Apr 1954, Villa 6-1 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Apr 1954, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
On This Day
Monday, 14 September 1953
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2264
Match Record
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Monday, 14 September 1953
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: S. J. Bostock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Manchester
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 110 | ๐ฉ W48 (44% ) | ๐จ D26 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L36 (33% ) | โฝ 196 | ๐ฅ 188 | GD 8
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Sunderland
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
โฝ | 48' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
โฝ | 71' Goal, 3-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Norman Lockhart
๐ | 75' Player injured on field of play, Tommy Thompson
๐ฅ
| 81' Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland), Tommy Wright
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland
Officials
Referee: S. J. Bostock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Manchester
Linesmen: J. F. Gardner; J. H. Hobson
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
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 Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Sunderland
Bill Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Jimmy Cowan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ray Daniel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Arthur Hudgell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jack Hedley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Billy Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stan Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Albert Snell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Billy Bingham | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Trevor Ford (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Len Shackleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Sunderland
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Cowan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Ray Daniel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Arthur Hudgell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jack Hedley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Billy Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Stan Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Albert Snell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tommy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Billy Bingham | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Trevor Ford (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Len Shackleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
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1953-54
First Team Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | #424 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
Forward
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GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | #427 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
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W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
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F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |
Forward
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GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
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M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
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M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
Midfielder
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W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
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F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
Forward
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F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
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