Game #2302
Aston Villa
0-1-2, 1 PTS

Saturday, 28 August 1954
20th
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 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
None
Team News
Dennis Parsons replaces Ken Jones.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa's poor start to the season continues and though they score three away from home and make it 7 goals in three games they have now conceded 12 with one point to show for it.
Johnny Dixon scores two and creates one but the truth is Villa are never in the game, trailing 1-5 at half time.
Starting XI

Lost
3-6
๐ฅ 28 Aug 1954, Villa 3-6 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 16' | 87' | Derek Pace | 80' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 80' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Quixall
๐ฅ
| 15' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Jackie Sewell
โฝ | 16' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
๐ฅ
| 28' Goal, 1-3. (Sheffield Wednesday), Shaw
๐ฅ
| 33' Goal, 1-4, (Sheffield Wednesday), Jackie Sewell
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 1-5. (Sheffield Wednesday), Shaw
๐ | HT Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 80' Goal, 2-5, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ฅ
| 81' Goal, 2-6. (Sheffield Wednesday), Finney
โฝ | 87' Goal, 3-6, Johnny Dixon
๐ | FT Sheffield Wednesday 6-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 28 August 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: E. R. Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chester, 1954-1957
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 3-6
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: E. R. Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chester, 1954-1957
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 32,914
McIntosh, Conwell, Curtis, Davies, OโDonnell, Gannon, Quixall (g), Shaw (g) (g), Finney (g), Sewell (ex) (g) (g), Froggatt.
Manager: Jack Marshall.
Eric Taylor | 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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1934โ35
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1954-55
Playing Squad






























