Game #2301
Monday, 23 August 1954
Attendance: 32,983
Drew
Division One
Sunderland
WWLLD
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Peter McParland, scored to help Villa earn a draw after their opening day defeat, Monday, 23 August 1954.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa secure a home draw following their opening day defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Monday, 23 August 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
MANAGER
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 |
Sunderland
Fraser, Anderson, Hedley, McDonald, Aitken, Wright, Purdon, Chisolm (g), Shackleton, Elliott.
Manager: Bill Murray.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES