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Game #2306

Aston Villa

Saturday, 11 September 1954

Won

LDWLW

Division One

Attendance: 31,417

Blackpool

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool

0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Derek Pace, scored for the third successive game to send Villa to a second win of the season, Saturday, 11 September 1954.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 11 September 1954

ON THIS DAY

Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to beat Blackpool and make it two wins, two draws and three losses after seven division one games

Aston Villa

Blackpool

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackpool

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 11 September 1954

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | LDWLW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 46 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 11 🟥 19 | 1.28

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Blackpool

TEAM NEWS

Joe Tyrell and Con Martin replace Tommy Thompson and Frank Moss.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Dennis Parsons |
FB Harry Parkes |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
W Colin Gibson |
CF Derek Pace |
F Peter McParland |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Joe Tyrell |

MANAGER

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Blackpool

Farm, Gratrix, Garrett, Fenton, Kelly, Johnston, Matthews, Durie, Taylor, Mudie, Mortensen.

Manager: Joe Smith.

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported

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

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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