Game #2284
Saturday, 23 January 1954
Attendance: 16,629
Lost
Division One
Blackpool
LLLDL
Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored his third in two games but his brace can't prevent defeat at Bloomfield, Saturday, 23 January 1954.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa lost 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.
Meanwhile, forward Ken O Roberts made his Villa debut after moving from Wrexham in May 1953.
Aston Villa
Blackpool
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 23 January 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-3 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackpool
TEAM NEWS
Ken O Roberts (debut), Peter Aldis and Amos Moss replace Roy Chapman, Amos Moss and Frank Moss.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Con Martin |
FB Peter Aldis |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
F Ken O Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Tommy Thompson |
Blackpool
Farm, Crosland, Frith, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly, Mudie, Stephenson (g), Harris, Taylor, Perry (g) (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES