Game #2284
Aston Villa
10-3-14, 23 PTS
Saturday, 23 January 1954
Lost
18th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Blackpool
10-8-10, 28 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,629
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 23' | 41' |
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 January 1954
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Stephenson
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken O Roberts
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-2 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player retired from field of play with injury, Garrett
🥅 | 68' Goal, 2-2, (Blackpool), Perry
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-3, (Blackpool), Perry
🕒 | FT Blackpool 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 January 1954
Forward Ken O Roberts makes his Villa debut after moving from Wrexham in May 1953 and in so doing becomes the youngest player to ever start a League match for Villa.
Roberts contributes two assists for Tommy Thompson on debut but Eric Houghton's Villa lose for the sixth time in eight to make it ten wins, three draws and fourteen defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 23 January 1954
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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. Seymour | 🏴 |
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 3 🟥 13 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. Seymour | 🏴 |
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken O Roberts (debut), Peter Aldis and Amos Moss replace Roy Chapman, Amos Moss and Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
F Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Blackpool
Farm, Crosland, Frith, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly, Mudie, Stephenson (g), Harris, Taylor, Perry (g) (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road