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Game #2318

Aston Villa

6-4-9, 16 PTS

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Saturday, 27 November 1954

15th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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 | 3 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Norman Lockhart, Derek Pace and Johnny Dixon replace Ken Roberts, Davy Walsh and Tommy Thompson.

Not recorded

  • Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive losses to beat Sheffield United and make it six wins, four draws and nine defeats after nineteen division one matches.

  • Villa score three or more goals for the sixth time in nine away games.

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Won

3-1

🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 68' | Eddie Follan | 81' | Derek Pace | 88' |

Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 68' | Johnny Dixon | 88' |

Match Timeline:

🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Hawksworth
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 81' Goal, 2-1, Eddie Follan
⚽ | 88' Goal, 3-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-3 Aston Villa

Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 27 November 1954

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960

Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
133
🟩
50
🟨
0
133
🟨
28
🟥
0
0
🟥
55
0
🥅
24
227
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
75
🟩
26
🟨
0
75
🟨
22
🟥
0
7
🟥
27
1
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
166
🟩
58
🟨
0
166
🟨
43
🟥
0
1
🟥
65
0
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
106
🟩
43
🟨
0
106
🟨
23
🟥
0
1
🟥
40
0
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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5
🟩
2
🟨
0
5
🟨
0
🟥
0
0
🟥
3
0
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
44
🟩
17
🟨
0
44
🟨
10
🟥
0
5
🟥
17
12
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
260
🟩
98
🟨
0
260
🟨
65
🟥
0
102
🟥
97
39
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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43
🟩
13
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0
43
🟨
14
🟥
0
21
🟥
16
4
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M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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42
🟩
14
🟨
0
42
🟨
12
🟥
0
3
🟥
16
3
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
39
🟩
12
🟨
0
39
🟨
10
🟥
0
8
🟥
17
7
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
6
🟩
4
🟨
0
6
🟨
0
🟥
0
2
🟥
2
2
Sub 1
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Player Profile
Sub 3
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Player Profile
Sub 5
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Player Profile

Division One

Sheffield United

6-2-12, 14 PTS

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Bramall Lane

Attendance: 25,154

Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Fountain, Hawksworth (g), Cross, Hoyland, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger.

Manager: Reg Freeman.

Reg Freeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1924–25

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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