Game #2284
Aston Villa
10-3-14, 23 PTS
Saturday, 23 January 1954
Lost
18th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Blackpool
10-8-10, 28 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,629
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 23' | 41' |
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 January 1954
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Stephenson
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-2 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player retires from field of play with injury, Garrett
🥅 | 68' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Perry
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-3, (Blackpool), Perry
🕒 | FT Blackpool 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 January 1954
Forward Ken O Roberts makes his Villa debut after moving from Wrexham in May 1953 and in so doing becomes the youngest player to ever start a League match for Villa.
Roberts contributes two assists for Tommy Thompson on debut but Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the sixth time in eight to make it ten wins, three draws and fourteen defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | #436 | Free transfer from Wrexham
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 23 January 1954
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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1949-1954
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1949-1954
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken O Roberts (debut), Peter Aldis and Amos Moss replace Roy Chapman, Amos Moss and Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Crosland, Frith, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly, Mudie, Stephenson (g), Harris, Taylor, Perry (g) (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield