Game #2325
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 January 1955
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
FA Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 25,291
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Amos Moss | 16' | Peter McParland | 27' |
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1955
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Moore
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Amos Moss
⚽ | 27' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 2-2, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Mundy
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 January 1955
Villa concede an early goal before a Tommy Thompson brace to put the away side in control but third division south side Brighton get a last gasp equaliser ahead of a replay at Villa Park.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it four unbeaten.
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 8 January 1955
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🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1965
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Luty | 🏴 | Leeds, 1955-1965
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bill Baxter, Johnny Dixon and Tommy Thompson replace Vic Crowe, Eddie Follan and Davy Walsh.
Not recorded
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
H. A. Gill
Tennant
Langley
Gilberg
McNeil
Wilson
Gordon
Mundy
Moore
Foreman
Howard
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH REPORTS
🟨 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone