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Game #2306

Aston Villa

2-2-3, 6 PTS

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Saturday, 11 September 1954

11th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Tyrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
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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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

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

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

1-0

🟩 11 Sep 1954. Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 28' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-1, Derek Pace
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-1 Aston Villa

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

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: John Pickles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bradford, 1953-1955
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Officials

Referee: John Pickles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bradford, 1953-1955

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 28 | 🟩 W13 (46% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(64% ) | 🟥 L10 (36% ) | ⚽ 58 | 🥅 43 | GD 15

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

Division One

Blackpool

1-0-5, 2 PTS

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Bloomfield Road

Attendance: 31,417

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

Manager: Joe Smith.

Joe Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png
On This Day
  • Derek Pace scores his fifth goal in six and for the third successive game as Villa secure their second win of the season - both 1-0 - this time over bottom side Blackpool who make Villa work hard for the points.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa make it two wins, two draws and three losses after seven division one games

Starting XI
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

63

63

🔥

6

1

🟩

22

🟨

20

🟥

21

CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

155

155

🔥

1

0

🟩

54

🟨

41

🟥

60

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

339

339

🔥

4

7

🟩

134

🟨

84

🟥

121

M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

30

30

🔥

3

3

🟩

10

🟨

10

🟥

10

M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

148

148

🔥

9

12

🟩

60

🟨

36

🟥

52

W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

28

28

🔥

7

4

🟩

8

🟨

9

🟥

11

W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

148

148

🔥

22

26

🟩

54

🟨

42

🟥

52

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

253

253

🔥

99

38

🟩

97

🟨

63

🟥

93

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

37

37

🔥

19

4

🟩

12

🟨

12

🟥

13

Substitutes
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🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
What they Said

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