Game #2299
Aston Villa
16-9-17, 41 PTS
Monday, 26 April 1954
13th
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Lost
1-2
๐ฅ 26 Apr 1954, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
Sheffield United
11-11-20, 33 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,796
On This Day
Villa play their final game of the 1953-54 season 24 hours after their penultimate game having trailed the remainder of the league on games played throughout the latter part of the season.
Villa end the season on defeat despite Derek Pace scoring his third goal in three but the defeat should never have been after not only having the balance of play, having played the better football throughout, the referee awards Wednesday an 80' winner that his linesman deems offside and whose protestations - and those of the Villa team - are waved aside.
In truth it doesn't really matter as Villa finish a poor campaign in 13th in what proved to be Eric Houghton's patchy first season in charge.
Villa end a run of six games unbeaten to make it sixteen wins, nine draws and seventeen losses in their forty two division one games in 1953-54.
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 |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
๐
โ
โฝ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 54' |
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 54' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 27' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Cross
๐ | HT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 54' Goal, 1-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Ken O Roberts
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United), Ringstead
๐ | FT Sheffield United 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Monday, 26 April 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 88 | ๐ฉ W44 (50% ) | ๐จ D20 | ๐บ(73% ) | ๐ฅ L24 (27% ) | โฝ 182 | ๐ฅ 122 | GD 60
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Burgin, Johnson, Shaw J, Shaw G, Rawson, Toner, McNab, Cross (g), Hoyland, Brook, Ringstead (g).
Manager: Reg Freeman.
Reg Freeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1953-54
Playing Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
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GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
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FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
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LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
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RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
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M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
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M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
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M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | #427 |
Midfielder
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M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
Midfielder
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W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
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W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
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W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
Winger
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W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
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W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
Winger
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W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
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CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | #424 |
Forward
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CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
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F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |
Forward
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F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
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CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
Forward
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