Game #2344
Aston Villa
17-6-15, 40 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1955
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
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 53' |
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
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
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
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
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
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: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
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
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson replaces Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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 | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Dawson, Hawksworth, Iley, Cross, Hoyland, Hagan (g), Grainger.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Apr 1955, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park