Game #2343
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Attendance: 44,334
Won
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
LWWLW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Wolves
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored a hat-trick to help Villa see off Wolves at Villa Park after defeat at Molineux the previous day, Tuesday, 12 April 1955.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Norman Lockhart and Tommy Thompson replace Colin Gibson and Davy Walsh.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Amos Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
F Eddie Follan |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Tommy Thompson |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sims (ex), Slater, Shorthouse, Showell, Wright, Flowers, Taylor, Smith (ex), Hancocks (g), Deeley, Wilshaw (g).
Manager: Stan Cullis.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES