Game #2314
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 October 1954
Won
DLWWW
Division One
Attendance: 51,662
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
West Brom
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored a brace to secure three successive wins for Villa, Saturday, 30 October 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win three consecutive games for the first time this season to make it five wins, four draws and six defeats after fifteen division one matches.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1930-31
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 30 October 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 13 🟥 22 | 1.30
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
West Bromwich Albion
Davies, Williams, Millard, Rickaby, Kennedy, Ryan, Lee (g), Griffin, Dudley, Nicholls, Allen (g).
Manager: Vic Buckingham.
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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