Game #2318
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 November 1954
Won
WLLLW
Division One
Attendance: 25,154
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Eddie Follan, scored for the second successive game as Villa win for the first time in four, Saturday, 27 November 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 November 1954
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 27 November 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 13 🟥 25 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Norman Lockhart, Derek Pace and Johnny Dixon replace Ken Roberts, Davy Walsh and Tommy Thompson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Vic Crowe |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
F Peter McParland |
F Eddie Follan |
CF Derek Pace |
F Johnny Dixon |
MANAGER
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Fountain, Hawksworth (g), Cross, Hoyland, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
LEAGUE TABLE
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