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Game #2344

Aston Villa

17-6-15, 40 PTS

Saturday, 16 April 1955

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Won

9th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Division One

Sheffield United

15-6-17, 36 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 21,149

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-1

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Sheffield United

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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1955

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 53' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 61' Goal, 2-0, Stan Lynn
⚽ | 62' Goal, 3-0, Colin Gibson
🥅 | 88' Goal, 3-1, (Sheffield United), Hagan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 April 1955
  • Villa's late season surge continues as they win for the seventh time in ten League games and record a seventh successive home League victory to remain joint ninth in the table with four to play.

  • Villa make it seventeen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty eight division one matches.

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Sheffield United

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
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Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 16 April 1955

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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1948-1960

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Colin Gibson replaces Peter McParland.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Reg Freeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Dawson, Hawksworth, Iley, Cross, Hoyland, Hagan (g), Grainger.

Manager: Reg Freeman.

Line Ups

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Squad Bios

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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Injury | 3 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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