Game #2282
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 January 1954


Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FA Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 50,990
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
Arsenal
5-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 19' |
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 January 1954
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Roper
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Milton
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Holton
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-3, Peter McParland, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61' Goal, 1-4, (Arsenal), Logie
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-5, (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | FT Arsenal 5-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 January 1954
Villa find themselves 0-3 down in 9' before hitting their only goal to go into the interval 2 behind, 2 second half goals leave Eric Houghton's Villa beaten for the fifth time in six as they are knocked out of the FA Cup by Arsenal.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 9 January 1954
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🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: A. E. Ellis | 🏴 | Halifax
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 2 🟥 12 | 1.18
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: A. E. Ellis | 🏴 | Halifax
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS


🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter Aldis and Colin Gibson replace Albert Vinall and Bill Baxter.
Not recorded
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
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 Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮 🇪 |
MANAGER
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |

Arsenal
Kesley
Wills
Wade
Dickson
Dodgin
Forbes
Milton
Logie
Holton
Lishman
Roper
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
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
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.
UNAVAILABLE

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 9 Jan 1954, Villa 1-5 Arsenal, Highbury.


MATCH REPORTS









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