Game #2323
Aston Villa
8-5-11, 21 PTS
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
16th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Con Martin replaces Frank Moss.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-1
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 25' | Norman Lockhart | 80' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Tommy Taylor
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 2-1, Norman Lockhart
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. V. Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: J. V. Sherlock | 🏴 | Sheffield
Linesmen: H. Vickers; A. Owen
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 67 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 123 | 🥅 121 |
League 🕒 62 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 115 | 🥅 105 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 16 |
Home 🕒 33 | 🟩 18 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 82 | 🥅 53 |
Away 🕒 34 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 41 | 🥅 68 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Manchester United
12-4-8, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,718
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Allenby Chilton | 🏴 |
LB Roger Byrne | 🏴 |
M Duncan Edwards | 🏴 |
M Don Gibson | 🏴 |
W David Pegg | 🏴 |
W Johnny Berry | 🏴 |
F Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
F Tommy Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Colin Webster | 🏴 |
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
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
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ray Wood | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Bill Foulkes | 🏴 |
CB Allenby Chilton | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Roger Byrne | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Duncan Edwards | 🏴 |
M Don Gibson | 🏴 |
Wingers
W David Pegg | 🏴 |
W Johnny Berry | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Dennis Viollet | 🏴 |
F Tommy Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Colin Webster | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the successive games on successive days to make it eight wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty four division one matches.
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