Game #2314
Aston Villa
5-4-6, 14 PTS
Saturday, 30 October 1954


Won
13th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
7-2-6, 16 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 51,662
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
2-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 1' | 65' |
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1954
⚽ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Norman Lockhart
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64' Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Allen
⚽ | 65' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Norman Lockhart
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland
🥅 | 74' Goal, 3-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Lee
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 October 1954
Tommy Thompson scores his 5th goal in three games and Norman Lockhart contributes his sixth assist in 7 as Villa make it three consecutive wins for the first time in 1954-55.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it five wins, four draws and six defeats after fifteen division one matches.
Villa score three or more goals for the fifth time in seven away games.
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1930-31
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 30 October 1954
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🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Vic Buckingham | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
Davies, Williams, Millard, Rickaby, Kennedy, Ryan, Lee (g), Griffin, Dudley, Nicholls, Allen (g).
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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

🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns

