Game #2273
Aston Villa
8-1-8, 17 PTS
Saturday, 14 November 1953
12th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Roy Chapman | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Roy Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Larry Canning, Colin Gibson and Roy Chapman (debut) replace Amos Moss, Ken Roberts and Johnny Dixon.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
🟢 F Roy Chapman | 🏴 | #434 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Won
5-3
🟩 14 Nov 1953, Villa 5-3 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 13' | 17' | 59' | Davy Walsh | 19' | Roy Chapman | 23' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 13' | Larry Canning | 19' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Roy Chapman
⚽ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 17' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 19' Goal, 3-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Larry Canning
⚽ | 23' Goal, 4-0, Roy Chapman, Assist by Larry Canning
🥅 | 28' Goal, 4-1, (Middlesbrough), Ken McPherson
🥅 | 39' Goal, 4-2, (Middlesbrough), Lindy Delapenha
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-2 Middlesbrough
🥅 | 46' Goal, 4-3, (Middlesbrough), Joe Rayment
⚽ | 59' Goal, 5-3, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Middlesbrough
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 14 November 1953
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Harry Beacock | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1951-1954
HT Score: 🟩 4-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Harry Beacock | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1951-1954
Linesmen: J. V. Sherlock; P. J. Smyth
Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 73 | 🟩 W37 (51% ) | 🟨 D14 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L22 (30% ) | ⚽ 155 | 🥅 108 | GD 47
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Middlesbrough
4-4-10, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,735
GK Rolando Ugolini | 🇮🇹 |
FB Gordon Hepple | 🏴 |
FB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴 |
FB Dick Robinson | 🏴 |
M Harry Bell | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gordon | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Hartnett | 🇮🇪 |
W Joe Rayment | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Lindy Delapenha | 🇯🇲 | ⚽ |
F Arthur Fitzsimons | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ken McPherson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Walter Rowley | 🏴 |
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Rolando Ugolini | 🇮🇹 |
Full Backs
FB Gordon Hepple | 🏴 |
FB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴 |
FB Dick Robinson | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Harry Bell | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gordon | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Jimmy Hartnett | 🇮🇪 |
W Joe Rayment | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Lindy Delapenha | 🇯🇲 |
F Arthur Fitzsimons | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ken McPherson | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Tommy Thompson scores a hat-trick to help Villa to a first win in seven under Eric Houghton.
Villa make it eight wins, one draw and eight defeats in seventeen division one games so far this season.
Forward Roy Chapman makes a goalscoring Villa debut after joining from junior football in November 1951.
Starting XI
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Match Media
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