Game #2279
Aston Villa
Thursday, 24 December 1953
Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Attendance: 40,536
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tommy Thompson | 76' |
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 24 December 1953
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wilshaw
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-1, Peter McParland, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 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
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 24 December 1953
Johnny Dixon, scored for the second game in succession as Villa win for the first time in four.
Villa make it ten wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty three division one games so far this season.
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1948-49
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Thursday, 24 December 1953
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🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Albert Vinall, Amos Moss and Peter McParland replace Peter Aldis, Norman Lockhart and Ken O Roberts.
Not recorded
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sims, Short, Shorthouse, Pritchard, Wright, Slater, Broadbent, Swinbourne, Hancocks, Wilshaw (g), Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 24 Dec 1953, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux