Game #2312
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 October 1954
Won
LDDLW
Division One
Attendance: 36,384
Manchester City
Maine Road
Manchester City
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored a hat-trick to send Villa to victory, Saturday, 16 October 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 October 1954
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
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 13 🟥 22 | 1.23
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
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
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 |
MANAGER
Manchester City
Trautmann, McTavish, Little, Ewing, Meadows, Spurdle (g) (g), Barnes, Hart, Fagan, McAdams, Revie.
Manager: Les McDowall.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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