Game #2348
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 May 1955
Everton
0-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Everton
Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,503
Won
WWDWW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored on his final appearance as Villa end the season unbeaten in six, winning five, Wednesday, 4 May 1955.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 May 1955
25’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson
HT Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
FT Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the tenth time in fourteen League games to make it twenty wins, seven draws and fifteen defeats in their forty two division one matches as they end the season in excellent form to clinch 6th place in the League.
Meanwhile, Tommy Thompson - a key figure in Villa's new year revival - made his final appearance aged just 26 before moving to Preston North End in June. Tommy played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 165 appearances and scoring 76 goals.
Aston Villa
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d341891d8aae439fb45b2714cf2f00a1~mv2.gif)
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Wednesday, 4 May 1955
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Amos Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
W Norman Lockhart |
W Tommy Southren |
F Eddie Follan |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Cliff Britton | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d341891d8aae439fb45b2714cf2f00a1~mv2.gif)
Everton
O’Neill, Moore, Donovan, Lello, Jones, Farrell, Eglington, McNamara, Wainwright, Fielding, Hickson (ex).
Manager: Cliff Britton.
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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