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Game #2315

Aston Villa

5-4-7, 14 PTS

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Saturday, 6 November 1954

14th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🚑 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 5 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Arthur Proudler (debut) and Vic Crowe replace Con Martin and Danny Blanchflower.

Not recorded

  • With 23' of the game remaning Villa were 2-1 ahead, at full time they had been defeated 2-5 by Leicester and but for Keith Jones the size of the defeat, could, and probably should have been more.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three consecutive games with a fifth home defeat in nine to make it five wins, four draws and seven defeats after sixteen division one matches. 

  • Davy Walsh scores on his 100th League appearance in a Villa shirt.

  • Full back Arthur Proudler made his sole appearance for in a Villa shirt after joining from Halesowen Town in December 1947. Proudler moved on to Crystal Palace in June 1956.

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Lost

2-5

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 32' | Norman Lockhart | 58' |

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 32' |

Match Timeline:

🟢 | 1' Debut, Arthur Proudler
🚑 | 13' Arthur Proudler and Peter Aldis collide with both players incapacitated
🚑 | 13' Player retires from field of play with injury, Peter Aldis
🚑 | 15' Player retires from field of play with injury, Arthur Proudler
🚑 | 28' Player returns to field of play, Peter Aldis
🚑 | 30' Player returns to field of play, Arthur Proudler
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 56' Goal, 1-1, (Leicester City), Worthington
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Norman Lockhart
🥅 | 67' Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Rowley
🥅 | 72' Goal, 2-3, (Leicester City), Griffiths
🥅 | 79' Goal, 2-4, (Leicester City), Worthington
🥅 | 81' Goal, 2-5, (Leicester City), Hines
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-5 Leicester City

Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Saturday, 6 November 1954

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bury, 1951-1955
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bury, 1951-1955

Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

🟢 FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #441 | Youth team promotion

Final Appearances:

🔴 FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1954 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #441 |

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
130
🟩
49
🟨
0
130
🟨
28
🟥
0
0
🟥
53
0
🥅
24
221
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
72
🟩
25
🟨
0
72
🟨
22
🟥
0
7
🟥
25
1
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
103
🟩
42
🟨
0
103
🟨
23
🟥
0
1
🟥
38
0
FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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1
🟩
0
🟨
0
1
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
1
0
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
2
🟩
1
🟨
0
2
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
1
0
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
42
🟩
16
🟨
0
42
🟨
10
🟥
0
5
🟥
16
12
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
4
🟩
3
🟨
0
4
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
1
2
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
105
🟩
43
🟨
0
105
🟨
20
🟥
0
37
🟥
42
27
Sub 2
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Player Profile
Sub 4
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Player Profile
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
39
🟩
13
🟨
0
39
🟨
12
🟥
0
3
🟥
14
3
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
36
🟩
11
🟨
0
36
🟨
10
🟥
0
8
🟥
15
6
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
146
🟩
54
🟨
0
146
🟨
34
🟥
0
61
🟥
58
23
Sub 1
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Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 3
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Results
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Player Profile
Sub 5
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Results
Cards
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Player Profile

Division One

Leicester City

3-5-8, 11 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 28,181

Anderson, Jackson, Milburn, Russell, Worthington (g) (g), Hogg, Hines (g), Rowley (g), Griffiths (g), Morris, Froggatt.

Manager: Norman Bullock.

Norman Bullock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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