Aston Villa
16-6-15, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
1954-55
9th=
Won
4-2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17-10-11, 44 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,334
๐ฉ 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 6' | 67' | 69' | Eddie Follan | 83' |
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 69' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 21 Aug 1954, Villa 2-4 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 23 Aug 1954, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Aug 1954, Villa 3-6 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐จ 1 Sep 1954, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฉ 11 Sep 1954. Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Sep 1954, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 18 Sep 1954, Villa 1-2 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 25 Sep 1954, Villa 3-3 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐จ 2 Oct 1954, Villa 0-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Oct 1954, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Oct 1954, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Oct 1954, Villa 3-2 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Nov 1954, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Dec 1954, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Dec 1954, Villa 0-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐จ 18 Dec 1954, Villa 1-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 1 Jan 1955, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 8 Jan 1955, Villa 2-2 Brighton, Goldstone
FA Cup
๐ฉ 10 Jan 1955, Villa 4-2 Brighton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 29 Jan 1955, Villa 0-0 Doncaster, Belle Vue
FA Cup
๐จ 2 Feb 1955, Villa 2-2 Doncaster, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐จ 7 Feb 1955, Villa 1-1 Doncaster, Maine Road
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Feb 1955, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 14 Feb 1955, Villa 0-0 Doncaster, Hillsborough
FA Cup
๐ฅ 15 Feb 1955, Villa 1-3 Doncaster, Hawthorns
FA Cup
๐ฉ 23 Feb 1955, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Mar 1955, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Mar 1955, Villa 3-0 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Apr 1955, Villa 0-1 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Apr 1955, Villa 3-0 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐จ 27 Apr 1955, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1955, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 4 May 1955, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
Division One
On This Day
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
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Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Game #2343
Match Record
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Game Record
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: A. Murdoch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 71 | ๐ฉ W32 (45% ) | ๐จ D16 | ๐บ(68% ) | ๐ฅ L23 (32% ) | โฝ 145 | ๐ฅ 117 | GD 28
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1953-54
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Con Martin o.g.
โฝ | 67' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson
โฝ | 69' Goal, 3-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Hancocks
โฝ | 83' Goal, 4-2, Eddie Follan
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Officials
Referee: A. Murdoch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield
Linesmen: H. P. Wright; D. C. Underwood
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 Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stan Cullis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Nigel Sims (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Bill Shorthouse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D George Showell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Billy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ron Flowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bill Slater | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Hancocks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Norman Deeley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dennis Wilshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Doug Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Norman Lockhart and Tommy Thompson replace Colin Gibson and Davy Walsh.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Sims (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D George Showell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Billy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ron Flowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Bill Shorthouse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Bill Slater | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Les Smith (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Hancocks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Deeley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Dennis Wilshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Doug Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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๐
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Sub 2
๐ฉ
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๐ฅ
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Sub 3
๐ฉ
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Sub 5
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1954-55
First Team Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Mike Pinner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | #427 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ Died 2009
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | #424 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Joe Tyrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง | #431 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Arthur Proudler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #441 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Ray Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Bill Baxter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Trevor Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Ken O Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Tommy Southren | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Eddie Follan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #440 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Roy Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |
Forward
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