Game #2318
Aston Villa
6-4-9, 16 PTS
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
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
Team News
Norman Lockhart, Derek Pace and Johnny Dixon replace Ken Roberts, Davy Walsh and Tommy Thompson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
None
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
Match Record
Game Record
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: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 89 | 🟩 W45 (51% ) | 🟨 D20 | 🇺(73% ) | 🟥 L24 (27% ) | ⚽ 185 | 🥅 123 | GD 62
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Sheffield United
6-2-12, 14 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,154
Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Fountain, Hawksworth (g), Cross, Hoyland, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
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Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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.
Villa score three or more goals for the sixth time in nine away games.
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