Game #2281
Aston Villa
10-2-13, 22 PTS

Friday, 1 January 1954
15th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | 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 |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Frank Moss and Davy Walsh replace Con Martin and Colin Gibson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด LB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1948-54 ๐ 11 | โ 11 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #408 |
On This Day
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 22nd time in the 24 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just two home games on 1st January in 63 years.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fourth time in five to make it ten wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty five division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, full back Albert Vinall made his final appearance for Villa before moving to Walsall in August 1954. Vinall played for Villa between 1947-48 and 1953-54 making 11 appearances and scoring once.
Starting XI

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Ken Chisolm
๐ | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Sunderland), Shackleton
๐ | FT Sunderland 2-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Friday, 1 January 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Sunderland
7-5-13, 19 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 44,337
Cowan, Anderson, Hudgell, Hall, Hedley, Daniel, Aitken, Wright, Chisholm (g), Shackleton (g), Elliot.
Manager: Bill Murray.
Bill Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1953-54
Playing Squad




























