Game #2340
Aston Villa
14-6-14, 34 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1955
11th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Team News
Colin Gibson and Vic Crowe replace Ray Hogg and Derek Pace.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
None
Won
3-1
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eddie Follan | 6' | Johnny Dixon | 41' | Peter McParland | 75' |
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 6' | Eddie Follan | 41' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Eddie Follan, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Burnley), Brian Pilkington
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Eddie Follan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Burnley
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 2 April 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
Linesmen: C. Broome; R. J. Fryer
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 74 | 🟩 W35 (47% ) | 🟨 D15 | 🇺(68% ) | 🟥 L24 (32% ) | ⚽ 165 | 🥅 126 | GD 39
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Burnley
15-8-13, 38 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,950
GK Colin McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 🏴 |
FB Harold Rudman | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton (ft) | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴 |
W Brian Pilkington | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
F Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
F John Walton | 🏴 |
CF Bill Holden | 🏴 |
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
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: 1920-21
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Colin McDonald | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Harold Rudman | 🏴 |
FB Doug Winton (ft) | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Brian Pilkington | 🏴 |
W Billy Gray | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Jimmy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
F John Walton | 🏴 |
CF Bill Holden | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the fourth time in six League games and record a fifth successive home League victory to make it fourteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty four division one matches.
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