Game #2279
Aston Villa
Thursday, 24 December 1953
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Attendance: 40,536
Won
WDLLW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored for the second game in succession as Villa win for the first time in four, Thursday, 24 December 1953.
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 24 December 1953
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time in four to make it ten wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty three division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1948-49
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Thursday, 24 December 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 2 🟥 9 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
TEAM NEWS
Albert Vinall, Amos Moss and Peter McParland replace Peter Aldis, Norman Lockhart and Ken O Roberts.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Albert Vinall |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
W Colin Gibson |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sims (ex), Short, Shorthouse, Pritchard, Wright, Slater, Broadbent (ex), Swinbourne, Hancocks, Wilshaw (g), Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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