Game #2325
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 January 1955
Drew
3rd Round
DWWDD
FA Cup 3rd Round
Attendance: 25,291
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored a brace to earn a Villa Park replay against third division side Brighton, Saturday, 8 January 1955.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1955
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa make it four unbeaten but can only draw at third division south side Brighton in the third round of the FA Cup ahead of a replay at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 8 January 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | DWWDD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 16 🟥 27 | 1.26
Career Form:
Mid Table
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
TEAM NEWS
Bill Baxter, Johnny Dixon and Tommy Thompson replace Vic Crowe, Eddie Follan and Davy Walsh.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Billy Lane | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Bill Baxter |
M Amos Moss |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Tommy Thompson |
Brighton & Hove Albion
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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