Game #2343
Aston Villa
16-6-15, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
9th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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 Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
Team News
Norman Lockhart and Tommy Thompson replace Colin Gibson and Davy Walsh.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
4-2
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 6' | 67' | 69' | Eddie Follan | 83' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 69' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Con Martin o.g.
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 69' Goal, 3-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Hancocks
⚽ | 83' Goal, 4-2, Eddie Follan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: A. Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: A. Murdoch | 🏴 | Sheffield
Linesmen: H. P. Wright; D. C. Underwood
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 71 | 🟩 W32 (45% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(68% ) | 🟥 L23 (32% ) | ⚽ 145 | 🥅 117 | GD 28
Match Stats
Not recorded
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17-10-11, 44 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,334
GK Nigel Sims (ft) | 🏴 |
FB Bill Shorthouse | 🏴 |
D George Showell | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
D Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
M Bill Slater | 🏴 |
W Les Smith (ft) | 🏴 |
W Johnny Hancocks | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
F Dennis Wilshaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Doug Taylor | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
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: 1953-54
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims (ft) | 🏴 |
Defenders
D George Showell | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
D Ron Flowers | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Bill Shorthouse | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Bill Slater | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith (ft) | 🏴 |
W Johnny Hancocks | 🏴 |
W Norman Deeley | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Dennis Wilshaw | 🏴 |
F Doug Taylor | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Tommy Thompson's hat-trick after his recall to the side propels Villa inside the Top 10 of the first division for the first time this season with five games left to play.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the sixth time in nine League games and record a sixth successive home League victory to make it sixteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty seven division one matches.
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Match Media
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