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Game #2284

Aston Villa

10-3-14, 23 PTS

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Saturday, 23 January 1954

18th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |

Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

None

Team News

Ken O Roberts (debut), Peter Aldis and Amos Moss replace Roy Chapman, Amos Moss and Frank Moss.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข F Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 | Free transfer from Wrexham

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

2-3

๐ŸŸฅ 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 23' | 41' |

Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 23' | 41' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Stephenson
โšฝ | 23' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
โšฝ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Blackpool 1-2 Aston Villa
๐Ÿš‘ | 46' Player retires from field of play with injury, Garrett
๐Ÿฅ… | 68' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Perry
๐Ÿฅ… | 76' Goal, 2-3, (Blackpool), Perry
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Blackpool 3-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 23 January 1954

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Tom Seymour | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wakefield, 1949-1954
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Tom Seymour | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wakefield, 1949-1954

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | ๐ŸŸฉ W12 (44% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(63% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L10 (37% ) | โšฝ 57 | ๐Ÿฅ… 43 | GD 14

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

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Division One

Blackpool

10-8-10, 28 PTS

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Bloomfield Road

Attendance: 16,629

Farm, Crosland, Frith, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly, Mudie, Stephenson (g), Harris, Taylor, Perry (g) (g).

Manager: Joe Smith.

Joe Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1952-53

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

107

โœ…

107

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

40

๐ŸŸจ

20

๐ŸŸฅ

47

โ›”

21

๐Ÿฅ…

182

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

80

โœ…

80

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

33

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

32

CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

153

โœ…

153

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

52

๐ŸŸจ

41

๐ŸŸฅ

60

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

318

โœ…

318

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

5

๐ŸŸฉ

126

๐ŸŸจ

77

๐ŸŸฅ

115

M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

8

โœ…

8

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

4

M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

67

โœ…

67

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

7

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

13

๐ŸŸฅ

30

M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

127

โœ…

127

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

11

๐ŸŸฉ

53

๐ŸŸจ

28

๐ŸŸฅ

46

W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

โœ…

1

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

5

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

231

โœ…

231

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

94

34

๐ŸŸฉ

89

๐ŸŸจ

55

๐ŸŸฅ

87

CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

125

โœ…

125

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

51

22

๐ŸŸฉ

47

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

51

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • 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. 

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