Game #2300
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 21 August 1954
Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,193
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 70' |
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1954
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bennett
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bailey
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-2, Danny Blanchflower, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-2, Bill Baxter, Assist by Harry Parkes
🥅 | 75' Goal, 2-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Dicky Dorsett og
🥅 | 79' Goal, 2-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Bennett
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 August 1954
Danny Blanchflower, scored from the spot but Villa are beaten on the opening day of the season after fighting back from two goals behind after 19' to equalise.
Two late goals however, one a Dicky Dorsett own goal, consign Villa to their fifth consecutive defeat at Villa Park to Tottenham.
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with defeat at Villa Park.
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 21 August 1954
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🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowe | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Withers, Clarke, Ramsey, Baily (g), Wetton, Brittan, Dowsett (g), Bennett (g) (g), Dunmore, Robb.
Manager: Arthur Rowe.
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park