Game #2272
Aston Villa
7-1-8, 15 PTS
Saturday, 7 November 1953


Lost
13th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
8-2-8, 18 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,687
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 82' |
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 November 1953
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Quixall
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Shaw
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Aston Villa
❌ | Saved penalty, Dennis Parsons
🥅 | 70' Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield Wednesday), Finney
⚽ | 82' Goal, 1-3, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 November 1953
Dennis Parsons saves Villa from an even bigger beating as they fall to a fifth defeat in six under Eric Houghton in a game they are never really in.
Villa's terrible run continues as they make it seven wins, one draw and eight defeats in sixteen division one games so far in 1953-54.
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

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 Wednesday


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 7 November 1953
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🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Jack Topliss | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1959
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Topliss | 🏴 | Grimsby, -1959
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
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
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MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
MANAGER
Eric Taylor | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
Ryalls, Conwell, Curtis, O’Donnell, McAnearney, Gannon, Quixall (g), Woodhead, Shaw (g), Finney (g), Sewell (ex).
Manager: Eric Taylor.
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 7 Nov 1953, Villa 1-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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