Game #2320
Aston Villa
6-4-11, 16 PTS
Saturday, 11 December 1954
17th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | 🟢 |
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 | 3 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
Team News
Frank Moss, Vic Crowe and Trevor Birch (debut) replace Con Martin, Danny Blanchflower and Bill Baxter.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
🟢 M Trevor Birch | 🏴 | #442 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-4
🟥 11 Dec 1954, Villa 0-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Trevor Birch
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Parsons
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), McNichol
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea), McNichol
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-4, (Chelsea), Bentley
🕒 | FT Chelsea 4-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 11 December 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴 | Bristol, 1953-1955
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴 | Bristol, 1953-1955
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 56 | 🟩 W27 (48% ) | 🟨 D13 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L16 (29% ) | ⚽ 103 | 🥅 76 | GD 27
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Chelsea
9-7-6, 25 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,162
Robertson, Willemse, Saunders, Harris, Greenwood, Armstrong, Blunstone, Parsons (g), McNichol (g) (g), Stubbs, Bentley (g).
Manager: Ted Drake.
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
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
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fifth time in six to make it six wins, four draws and eleven defeats after twenty one division one matches.
Meanwhile, midfielder Trevor Birch made his Villa debut after joining from school football.
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