Game #2299
Aston Villa
Monday, 26 April 1954
Lost
DDWWL
Division One
Attendance: 12,796
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored his third in three but Villa lose their final game of the season, Monday, 26 April 1954.
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Monday, 26 April 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of six games unbeaten to end the season with a defeat and make it sixteen wins, nine draws and seventeen losses in their forty two division one games as Villa finish 13th in Houghton's first season in charge.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Monday, 26 April 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DDWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 9 🟥 16 | 1.31
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
CF Derek Pace |
F Ken O Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Joe Tyrell |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Johnson, Shaw J, Shaw G, Rawson, Toner, McNab, Cross (g), Hoyland, Brook, Ringstead (g).
Manager: Reg Freeman.
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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