Game #2301
Aston Villa
Monday, 23 August 1954
Drew
WWLLD
Division One
Attendance: 32,983
Sunderland
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.
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Monday, 23 August 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa secure a home draw following their opening day defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 10 🟥 17 | 1.27
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Bill Murray | 🏴 |
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
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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