Game #2312
Saturday, 16 October 1954
Attendance: 36,384
Won
Division One
Manchester City
LDDLW
Maine Road
Manchester City
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored a hat-trick to send Villa to victory, Saturday, 16 October 1954.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa score three away from home for the fourth time in six games and finally win to make it three wins, four draws and six defeats after thirteen division one matches.
Meanwhile, Villa great and full back Vic Crowe made his debut after moving from West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in March 1951.
And forward Eddie Follan made his first appearance after moving from Prescott Cables in June 1952.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 16 October 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-2 |
Last 5 Games | LDDLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Peter Aldis, Vic Crowe (debut), Eddie Follan (debut) and Davy Walsh replace Harry Parkes, Danny Blanchflower, Derek Pace and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
Manchester City
Trautmann, McTavish, Little, Ewing, Meadows, Spurdle (g) (g), Barnes, Hart, Fagan, McAdams, Revie.
Manager: Les McDowall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES