Game #2319
Aston Villa
6-4-10, 16 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1954
17th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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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 | 2 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
Team News
Danny Blanchflower replaces Vic Crowe.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 1951-54 🕒 155 | ✅ 155 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 12 | 🇺 - | #427 |
Lost
0-2
🟥 4 Dec 1954, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Trevor Ford
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Trevor Ford
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Cardiff City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Cardiff City
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #59 |
Saturday, 4 December 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Sidney Davis | 🏴 | Chippenham, 1950-1955
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Sidney Davis | 🏴 | Chippenham, 1950-1955
Linesmen: H. F. Wright; H. E. Stokes
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 24 | 🟩 W11 (46% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(50% ) | 🟥 L12 (50% ) | ⚽ 37 | 🥅 32 | GD 5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Cardiff City
8-6-6, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,186
Howells, Sullivan, Sherwood, Rutter, Montgomery, Jones, Ford (ex) (g) (g), Tiddy, Stockin, Nugent, Northcott.
Manager: Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fourth time in five and lose for the seventh home game in eleven to make it six wins, four draws and ten defeats after twenty division one matches.
Midfielder Danny Blanchflower makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Tottenham later this month. Blanchflower played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 155 appearances and scoring 10 goals.
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