Game #2289
Aston Villa
12-6-14, 30 PTS

Saturday, 13 March 1954
14th=
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ 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 | โฝ |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfiedlers
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Tommy Thompson scores his seventh goal in seven games as Villa make it five games unbeaten.
Villa make it twelve wins, six draws and fourteen defeats in thirty two division one games so far this season.
Starting XI

Drew
2-2
๐จ 13 Mar 1954, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 16' | Bill Baxter | 81' |
Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 16' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Tommy Taylor
โฝ | 16โ Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Harry Parkes
๐ฅ
| 36' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Tommy Taylor
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
โฝ | 81โ Goal, 2-2 Bill Baxter
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 6 March 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Ling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stapleford, 1951-1954
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: William Ling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stapleford, 1951-1954
Linesmen: C. H. Allen; T. L. Davies
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 65 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 120 | ๐ฅ
120 |
League ๐ 60 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 25 | โฝ 112 | ๐ฅ
104 |
FA Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
16 |
Home ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 9 | โฝ 80 | ๐ฅ
52 |
Away ๐ 33 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 40 | ๐ฅ
68 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
14-12-8, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,023
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jackie Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bill Foulkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Roger Byrne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jeff Whitefoot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dennis Viollet | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Matt Busby | 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: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1951-52
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jackie Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bill Foulkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Roger Byrne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Jeff Whitefoot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dennis Viollet | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1953-54
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