Game #2300
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 August 1954
Lost
DWWLL
Division One
Attendance: 44,193
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Danny Blanchflower, scored from the spot but Villa are beaten on the opening day of the season, Saturday, 21 August 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa open the season with defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 21 August 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 9 🟥 17 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Derek Pace |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Withers, Clarke, Ramsey, Baily (g), Wetton, Brittan, Dowsett (g), Bennett (g) (g), Dunmore, Robb.
Manager: Arthur Rowe.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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