Game #2282
Aston Villa

Saturday, 9 January 1954
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
Peter Aldis and Colin Gibson replace Albert Vinall and Bill Baxter.
Not recorded
Villa find themselves 0-3 down in 9' before hitting their only goal to go into the interval 2 behind, 2 second half goals leave Eric Houghton's Villa beaten for the fifth time in six as they are knocked out of the FA Cup by Arsenal.
Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 19' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 19' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Roper
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Milton
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Holton
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-3, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61' Goal, 1-4, (Arsenal), Logie
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-5, (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | FT Arsenal 5-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 9 January 1954

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Arthur Ellis | 🏴 | Halifax, 1950-1955
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Referee: Arthur Ellis | 🏴 | Halifax, 1950-1955
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Arsenal

Highbury
Attendance: 50,990
Kesley
Wills
Wade
Dickson
Dodgin
Forbes
Milton
Logie
Holton
Lishman
Roper
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
