Game #2266
Saturday, 26 September 1953
Attendance: 39,586
Won
Division One
Sheffield United
LWWWW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Davy Walsh, scored his seventh in seven as Villa record their biggest win to date under Eric Houghton, Saturday, 26 September 1953.
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Eric Houghton's Villa continue their excellent form under the new boss as they make if five wins in six and seven wins and three defeats in ten division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 26 September 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
W Colin Gibson |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Furniss, Shaw J, Shaw G, Walker, Dawson, Hawksworth, Browning, Brook, Bottom, Ringstead.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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