Game #2330
Aston Villa
9-6-12, 24 PTS

Saturday, 5 February 1955
17th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Nobby Clarke | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
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
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
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
🟢 M Nobby Clarke | 🏴 | #444 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
🔴 CB Frank Moss | 🏴 | 1938-55 🕒 314 | ✅ 314 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 - | #385 |
🔴 M Nobby Clarke | 🏴 | 1955 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #444 |

Lost
1-6
🟥 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley
Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 42' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Nobby Clarke
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-2, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
🥅 | 33' Goal, 0-3, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-3, Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Charlton Athletic 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-4, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
🥅 | 79' Goal, 1-5, (Charlton Athletic), Kiernan
🥅 | 83' Goal, 1-6, (Charlton Athletic, pen), Firmani
🕒 | 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 | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: George Sawyer | 🏴 | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: George Sawyer | 🏴 | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:

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 | 🏴 |

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: 1946-47
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

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.
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