Game #2302
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 August 1954
Lost
WLLDL
Division One
Attendance: 32,914
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
6-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored two of Villa's three goals in defeat at Hillsborough, Saturday, 28 August 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 August 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa score three away from home but lose for the second time in three games and remain without a win this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 28 August 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 3-4 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 10 🟥 18 | 1.24
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Dennis Parsons replaces Ken Jones.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons |
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 |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Conwell, Curtis, Davies, O’Donnell, Gannon, Quixall (g), Shaw (g) (g), Finney (g), Sewell (ex) (g) (g), Froggatt.
Manager: Jack Marshall.
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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