Game #2317
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 November 1954
Lost
WWLLL
Division One
Attendance: 25,187
Preston North End
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Eddie Follan, scored but Villa lose a third successive game, Saturday, 20 November 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 November 1954
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa follow three successive wins with three successive losses to make it five wins, four draws and nine defeats after eighteen division one matches.
Aston Villa
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 20 November 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 13 🟥 25 | 1.23
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Preston North End
TEAM NEWS
Ken Roberts and Eddie Follan replace Norman Lockhart and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Frank Hill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Ken Roberts |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
Preston North End
Thompson, Walton, Marston, Cunningham, Forbes, Docherty, Baxter, Morrison, Higham (g) (g), Foster, Finney.
Manager: Frank Hill.
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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