Game #2305
Aston Villa
1-2-3, 4 PTS
Wednesday, 8 September 1954
13th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
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Team News
Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Ken Roberts.
Team Stats
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Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Lost
3-5
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 1-1 | Johnny Dixon | 54' | Own Goal | 3-4 |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 1-1 | Colin Gibson | 54' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Milburn
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Len White
🥅 | 21' Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United), Len White
🥅 | 32' Goal, 1-4, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-4, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | Goal, 3-4, Cowell og
🥅 | 75' Goal, 3-5, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 5-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Wednesday, 8 September 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 86 | 🟩 W30 (35% ) | 🟨 D17 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L39 (45% ) | ⚽ 147 | 🥅 145 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Newcastle United
3-1-2, 7 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 39,960
Simpson, Crowe, Cowell, Scoular, McMichael, Stokoe, Broadis, White (g) (g) (g) (g), Hannah, Mitchell, Milburn (g).
Manager: Stan Seymour.
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
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Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Derek Pace scores his fourth goal in five and Johnny Dixon his 3rd goal and 3rd assist in four as Eric Houghton's Villa score three away from home and lose heavily for the second time in four games.
But unlike the defeat at Hillsborough with Villa never in the game, St James' sees a contest that reaches 3-4 before Len White hits his fourth goal of the evening to win it ofr the hosts.
Villa have now scored 11 in 6 games, conceding 17.
Villa make it one win, two draws and three defeats after six division one games
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