Aston Villa
9-2-11, 20 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1953
1953-54
15th=
Lost
1-2
Cardiff City
10-5-8, 25 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,012
On This Day
Saturday, 19 December 1953
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๐ฅ 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 61' |
Assist(s) | None
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2278
Match Record
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 19 December 1953
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Alf Bond | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 23 | ๐ฉ W11 (48% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(52% ) | ๐ฅ L11 (48% ) | โฝ 37 | ๐ฅ 30 | GD 7
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Harry Parkes, Bill Baxter and Ken Roberts replace Stan Lynn, Amos Moss and Davy Walsh.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1952-53 ๐ 46 | โ 46 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ 11 | ๐บ - | #430 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 22' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Northcott
๐ฅ
| 42' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Northcott
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Cardiff City
โฝ | 61' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Cardiff City
Line Up & Subs
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 Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Cyril Spiers (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Howells, Sullivan, Rutter, Baker, Montgomery, Edwards, Tiddy, Nugent, Northcott (g) (g), Ford (ex), Blair.
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: Alf Bond | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1953-1958
Linesmen: S. M. Rogers; H. W. Dicken
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
78
โ
78
โฝ
๐ฅ
1
0
๐ฉ
33
๐จ
15
๐ฅ
30
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
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