Game #2294
Aston Villa
14-7-16, 35 PTS
Saturday, 10 April 1954
14th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
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 |
Midfielders
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Team News
Derek Pace replaces Davy Walsh.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
5-1
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1954, Villa 5-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Bill Baxter | 8' | Peter McParland | 42' | Colin Gibson | 63' | Derek Pace | 66' | 72' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 42' | Ken O Roberts | 63' | 66' | Peter McParland | 72' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Bill Baxter
โฝ | 42' Goal, 2-0, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
โฝ | 63' Goal, 3-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
โฝ | 66' Goal, 4-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Ken O Roberts
๐ฅ
| 70' Goal, 4-1, (Burnley), Bill Holden
โฝ | 72' Goal, 5-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Burnley
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 10 April 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Leonard Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1952-1954
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Leonard Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1952-1954
Linesmen: J. J. Bailey; C. B. Broome
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 72 | ๐ฉ W34 (47% ) | ๐จ D15 | ๐บ(68% ) | ๐ฅ L23 (32% ) | โฝ 162 | ๐ฅ 123 | GD 39
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Burnley
20-2-16, 42 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,043
GK Colin McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Eric Binns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Jock Aird | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Winton (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Les Shannon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Seith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Adamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Brian Pilkington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Bill Holden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Frank Hill | 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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1920-21
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Colin McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Eric Binns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Jock Aird | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Doug Winton (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Les Shannon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Seith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Adamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Brian Pilkington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Jimmy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Bill Holden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Derek Pace scores a brace on his first appearance since October and Ken O Roberts contributes two assists as Villa win for the first time in four but despite the victory Villa fall back to joint 14th in the table
Villa beat Burnley to make it fourteen wins, seven draws and sixteen losses in thirty seven division one games so far this season.
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