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Game #2345

Aston Villa

18-6-15, 42 PTS

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Saturday, 23 April 1955

8th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Won

3-0

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Apr 1955, Villa 3-0 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

Preston North End

15-8-18, 38 PTS

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Deepdale

Attendance: 15,147

On This Day
  • Villa take their home form on the road as they beat Preston at Deepdale with Tommy Thompson at the fore again as he makes it 6 goals in three games since his return to the side.

  • Villa climb to a season high of joint 8th alongside Everton.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa win for the eighth time in eleven League games to make it eighteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty nine division one matches.

GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Eddie Follan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |

Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Tommy Southren | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Team News

Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI
GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

160

โœ…

160

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

63

๐ŸŸจ

35

๐ŸŸฅ

62

โ›”

32

๐Ÿฅ…

266

RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

102

โœ…

102

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

4

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

29

๐ŸŸฅ

34

CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

188

โœ…

188

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

70

๐ŸŸจ

48

๐ŸŸฅ

70

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

133

โœ…

133

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

๐ŸŸฉ

56

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

47

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

25

โœ…

25

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

13

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

8

M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

85

โœ…

85

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

8

๐ŸŸฉ

34

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

32

W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

63

โœ…

63

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

13

๐ŸŸฉ

25

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

21

W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

158

โœ…

158

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

24

27

๐ŸŸฉ

60

๐ŸŸจ

42

๐ŸŸฅ

56

F Eddie Follan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

24

โœ…

24

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

5

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

7

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

286

โœ…

286

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

110

46

๐ŸŸฉ

111

๐ŸŸจ

71

๐ŸŸฅ

104

CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

163

โœ…

163

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

75

24

๐ŸŸฉ

62

๐ŸŸจ

40

๐ŸŸฅ

61

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 17' | 60' | Own Goal | 73' |

Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 17' | Johnny Dixon | 60' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Stan Lynn
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
โšฝ | 60' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
โšฝ | 73' Goal, 3-0, Walton og
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Preston North End 0-3 Aston Villa

Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 23 April 1955

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Heselton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: William Heselton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hartlepool, 1954-1955

Previous 5 vs. Preston: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 82 | ๐ŸŸฉ W42 (51% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(60% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L33 (40% ) | โšฝ 151 | ๐Ÿฅ… 125 | GD 26

Match Stats

Not recorded

Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

Else, Wilson, Walton, Mattinson, Marston, Waterhouse, Docherty, Baxter, Higham, Foster, Campbell.

Manager: Frank Hill.

Frank Hill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1937โ€“38

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1954-55
Playing Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #412 |

Centre Back & Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Dennis Parsons | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Mike Pinner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #438 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Arthur Proudler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #441 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Ray Hogg | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #445 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Bill Baxter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #435 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #427 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Nobby Clarke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Trevor Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #442 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #439 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Ken O Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #436 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #432 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #431 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Tommy Southren | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #443 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #424 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Eddie Follan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #440 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Joe Tyrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #437 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Roy Chapman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #434 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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