Game #2277
Aston Villa
9-2-10, 20 PTS
Saturday, 12 December 1953


Lost
14th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
10-1-11, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,480
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | None
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 December 1953
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 70' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Baily
🥅 | 78' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Walters
⚽ | 88' Goal, 1-2, Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 December 1953
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the seventh time in eleven matches to make it nine wins, two draws and ten defeats in twenty one division one games so far this season.
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, 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
Tottenham Hotspur


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 12 December 1953
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🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Stan Vickery | 🏴 | Bristol
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stan Vickery | 🏴 | Bristol
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
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stan Lynn, Amos Moss and Norman Lockhart replace Harry Parkes, Bill Baxter and Ken Roberts.
Not recorded
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowe | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
Ditchburn, Withers, Clarke, Ramsey, Baily (g), Britton, Nicholson, Bennett, Walters (g), Duquemin, Robb.
Manager: Arthur Rowe.
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, 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
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 12 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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