Game #2322
Aston Villa
Monday, 27 December 1954
Manchester United
0-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,941
Won
WLLDW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored for the second successive match to earn Villa a first win in four, Monday, 27 December 1954.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 December 1954
20’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
FT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the second time in eight to make it seven wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty three division one matches.
Meanwhile, winger Tommy Southren made his Villa debut after moving from West Ham United earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Monday, 27 December 1954
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 14 🟥 27 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Southren makes his debut in place of Peter McParland.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Frank Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
M Amos Moss |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Eddie Follan |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Johnny Dixon |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Foulkes, Gibson, Edwards, Blanchflower, Chilton, Rowley, Viollet, Berry, Webster.
Manager: Matt Busby.
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
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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