Game #2304
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 September 1954
Won
LDLDW
Division One
Attendance: 28,284
Portsmouth
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Derek Pace, scored to give Villa their first win of the season, Saturday, 4 September 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 September 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the first time this season as they make it one win, two draws and two defeats after five division one games.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 September 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | LDLDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 11 🟥 18 | 1.27
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Harry Parkes and Con Martin replace Peter Aldis and Frank Moss.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons |
FB Harry Parkes |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Derek Pace |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Wilson, Pickett, Phillips, Harris, Henderson, Reid, Dale, Barnard, Gordon.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
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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