Game #2309
Aston Villa
2-3-5, 7 PTS

Saturday, 25 September 1954
16th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Tommy Thompson and Mike Pinner (debut) replace Roy Chapman and Dennis Parsons.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 | Youth signing from Pegasus
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa concede first for the seventh time in 10 games in 1954-55 but go on to take a 3-1 lead into half time thanks to a brace of assists from Norman Lockhart and a brace of goals from Johnny Dixon.
Villa though cannot hold onto the lead and althouhj Eric Houghton's Villa score three for the third time in five away games they come away without the win once again.
Goalkeeper Mike Pinner makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Pegasus in May 1954. to become the 438th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI

Drew
3-3
๐จ 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 9' | 23' | Derek Pace | 36' |
Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 9' | 36' | Tommy Thompson | 23' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Mike Pinner
๐ฅ
| 7' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Moir
โฝ | 9' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Norman Lockhart
โฝ | 23' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
โฝ | 36' Goal, 3-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Norman Lockhart
๐ | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 67' Goal, 2-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Lofthouse
๐ฅ
| 73' Goal, 3-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Wheeler
๐ | FT Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 25 September 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Len Howarth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Beverley, 1954-1955
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Len Howarth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Beverley, 1954-1955
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
5-2-3, 12 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 28,335
Hanson, Banks, Ball, Bell, Wheeler (g), Parry, Hassall, Barrass, Birch, Moir (g), Lofthouse (g).
Manager: Bill Ridding.
Bill Ridding | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1928-29
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1954-55
Playing Squad
































