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Game #2290

Aston Villa

12-6-15, 30 PTS

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Saturday, 20 March 1954

15th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ 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 Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
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 |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

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

Eric Houghton names the same line up for the sixth successive game.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Eric Houghton's Villa, never in the game, end their five game unbeaten run with a heavy reverse at Burnden Park to make it twelve wins, six draws and fifteen defeats in thirty three division one games so far this season.

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

113

โœ…

113

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

42

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

48

โ›”

22

๐Ÿฅ…

193

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

86

โœ…

86

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

35

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

33

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

295

โœ…

295

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

2

๐ŸŸฉ

115

๐ŸŸจ

74

๐ŸŸฅ

106

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

324

โœ…

324

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

6

๐ŸŸฉ

128

๐ŸŸจ

80

๐ŸŸฅ

116

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

14

โœ…

14

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

5

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

133

โœ…

133

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

11

๐ŸŸฉ

55

๐ŸŸจ

31

๐ŸŸฅ

47

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

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

2

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

13

โœ…

13

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

6

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

237

โœ…

237

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

94

34

๐ŸŸฉ

91

๐ŸŸจ

58

๐ŸŸฅ

88

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

131

โœ…

131

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

55

22

๐ŸŸฉ

49

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

52

CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

98

โœ…

98

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

35

25

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

40

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

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Lost

0-3

๐ŸŸฅ 20 Mar 1954, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Hassall
๐Ÿฅ… | 14' Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Hassall
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 77' Goal, 0-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Stevens
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Saturday, 20 March 1954

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Peter Power | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | York, 1953-1954
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Peter Power | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | York, 1953-1954

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 96 | ๐ŸŸฉ W36 (38% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D19 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(57% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L41 (43% ) | โšฝ 148 | ๐Ÿฅ… 171 | GD -23

Match Stats

Not recorded

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

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

16-9-9, 41 PTS

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Burnden Park

Attendance: 26,292

Hanson, Ball, Bell, Hennin, Parry, Hassall (g) (g), Barrass, Lofthouse, Edwards, Stevens (g), Holden.

Manager: Bill Ridding.

Bill Ridding | 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†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1928-29

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1953-54
Playing Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #412 |
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GK Dennis Parsons | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |
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GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
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CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
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FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
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LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
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RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
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M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
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M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
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M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #427 |
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M Larry Canning | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
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W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
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W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
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W Herbert Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
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W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
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W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #432 |
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W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #431 |
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CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #424 |
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CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
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F Joe Tyrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
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F Ken Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |
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F Roy Chapman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
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CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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