Game #2330
Aston Villa
9-6-12, 24 PTS
Saturday, 5 February 1955
17th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Norman Clarke (debut), Vic Crowe, Colin Gibson and Derek Pace replace Bill Baxter, Amos Moss, Tommy Southren and Tommy Thompson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
๐ด CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1938-55 ๐ 314 | โ
314 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 2 | ๐บ - | #385 |
๐ด M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1955 ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #444 |
On This Day
Injury ravaged Villa make 7 changes including the entire front line and come a cropper at the Valley.
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of eight games unbeaten with a hammering at the hands of Charlton to make it nine wins, six draws and twelve defeats after twenty seven division one matches.
Meanwhile, centre back Frank Moss made his final appearance for Villa. Frank played for Villa between 1938-39 and 1954-55 making 314 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Whilst, Norman Clarke made his one and only appearance for Villa after moving from Mansfield Town in January 1955. Clarke would move on to Crystal Palace in July 1955.
Starting XI
Lost
1-6
๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley
Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 42' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Nobby Clarke
๐ฅ
| 2' Goal, 0-1, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-2, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 33' Goal, 0-3, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
โฝ | 42' Goal, 1-3, Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Charlton Athletic 3-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 1-4, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 79' Goal, 1-5, (Charlton Athletic), Kiernan
๐ฅ
| 83' Goal, 1-6, (Charlton Athletic, pen), Firmani
๐ | FT Charlton Athletic 6-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 5 February 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: George Sawyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-6
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: George Sawyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
Previous 5 vs. Charlton: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 23 | ๐ฉ W9 (39% ) | ๐จ D9 | ๐บ(78% ) | ๐ฅ L5 (22% ) | โฝ 38 | ๐ฅ 33 | GD 5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Charlton Athletic
14-4-9, 32 PTS
The Valley
Attendance: 23,988
Bartram, Townsend, Campbell, Fenton, Pembery, Ufton, Firmani (g) (g) (g) (g) (g), Hurst, Ayre, Leary, Kiernan (g),
Manager: Jimmy Seed.
Jimmy Seed | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1946-47
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1954-55
Playing Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
FB Arthur Proudler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #441 |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
RB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | #427 |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | #424 |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #440 |
F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
