Game #2266
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1953
Won
LWWWW
Division One
Attendance: 39,586
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1953
ON THIS DAY
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 2.50
Villa Career Form:
Champions
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
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 |
MANAGER
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Furniss, Shaw J, Shaw G, Walker, Dawson, Hawksworth, Browning, Brook, Bottom, Ringstead.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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