Game #2312
Aston Villa
3-4-6, 10 PTS

Saturday, 16 October 1954
17th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | 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 | 4 |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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
Debut Appearances
๐ข M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 | Youth team promotion
๐ข F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #440 | Free transfer from Prescot Cables
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa concede first for the ninth time in 13 games but manage to win win for the first time in six and only the third time in 1954-55 as they score three or more goals for the fourth time in six away games.
Midfielder Vic Crowe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks to become the 439th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Eddie Follan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks to become the 440th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI

Won
4-2
๐ฉ 16 Oct 1954, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 43' | Tommy Thompson | 62' | 64' | 82' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 43' | Eddie Follan | 62' | 64' | Norman Lockhart | 82' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 25' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Spurdle
โฝ | 43' Goal, 1-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Peter McParland
๐ | HT Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 48' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester City), Spurdle
โฝ | 62' Goal, 2-2, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Eddie Follan
โฝ | 64' Goal, 3-2, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Eddie Follan
โฝ | 82' Goal, 4-2, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Norman Lockhart
๐ | FT Manchester City 2-4 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 16 October 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 77 | ๐ฉ 33 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 137 | ๐ฅ
127 |
League ๐ 71 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 26 | โฝ 128 | ๐ฅ
114 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 39 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 86 | ๐ฅ
39 |
Away ๐ 37 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 50 | ๐ฅ
66 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Manchester City
7-3-3, 17 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 36,384
Trautmann, McTavish, Little, Ewing, Meadows, Spurdle (g) (g), Barnes, Hart, Fagan, McAdams, Revie.
Manager: Les McDowall.
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1954-55
Playing Squad

































