Game #2281
Aston Villa
10-2-13, 22 PTS
Friday, 1 January 1954


Lost
15th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Sunderland
7-5-13, 19 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 44,337
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 1 January 1954
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Ken Chisolm
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Sunderland), Shackleton
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-0 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
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

ON THIS DAY
Friday, 1 January 1954
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 22nd time in the 24 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just two home games on 1st January in 63 years.
Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the fourth time in five to make it ten wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty five division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, full back Albert Vinall made his final appearance for Villa before moving to Walsall in August 1954. Vinall played for Villa between 1947-48 and 1953-54 making 11 appearances and scoring once.
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Albert Vinall | 🏴 | 1948-54 🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #408 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Friday, 1 January 1954
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🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY


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

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Frank Moss and Davy Walsh replace Con Martin and Colin Gibson.
Not recorded
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
MANAGER
Bill Murray | 🏴 |

Sunderland
Cowan, Anderson, Hudgell, Hall, Hedley, Daniel, Aitken, Wright, Chisholm (g), Shackleton (g), Elliot.
Manager: Bill Murray.
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
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
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

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 🇺
🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 1 Jan 1954, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH QUOTES
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