Aston Villa
12-6-13, 30 PTS
Saturday, 12 March 1955
1954-55
13th=
Lost
0-2
Arsenal
11-8-13, 30 PTS
Division One
Highbury
Attendance: 30,136
๐ฅ 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
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Saturday, 12 March 1955
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2337
Match Record
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 12 March 1955
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Bean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Glamorgan, 1954-1955
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 80 | ๐ฉ W36 (45% ) | ๐จ D14 | ๐บ(63% ) | ๐ฅ L30 (38% ) | โฝ 139 | ๐ฅ 124 | GD 15
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Arsenal
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1952โ53
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 30' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tapscott
๐ | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Roper
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, Bill Baxter
๐ | FT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: J. J. Bean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Glamorgan, 1954-1955
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
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 Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Arsenal
Tom Whittaker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Kelsey, Fotheringham, Evans, Barnes, Bowen, Bloomfield, Marden, Roper (g), Goring, Tapscott (g), Clapton.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Eddie Follan replaces Colin Gibson.
Arsenal
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Match Media

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1954-55
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