Game #2291
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
Aston Villa
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 9,609
Won
WWDLW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored his eighth in nine games as Villa make it one defeat in seven, Wednesday, 31 March 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to make it thirteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats in thirty four division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, Larry Canning made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Kettering Town later in 1954. Larry played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1953-54 making 41 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 6 🟥 14 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart replace Danny Blanchflower and Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
M Larry Canning |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Ken O Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Seemley, Curtis, Butler, Davies, Gannon, Quixall, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Shaw, Froggatt.
Manager: Eric Taylor.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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