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Game #2284

Aston Villa

10-3-14, 23 PTS

Saturday, 23 January 1954

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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

Blackpool

3-2

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 23' | 41' |

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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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

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

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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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

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 F Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #436 | Free transfer from Wrexham

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Blackpool

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackpool

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Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 23 January 1954

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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wakefield
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥

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Timeline
On This Day
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Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wakefield

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Ken O Roberts (debut), Peter Aldis and Amos Moss replace Roy Chapman, Amos Moss and Frank Moss.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Joe Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Blackpool

Farm, Crosland, Frith, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly, Mudie, Stephenson (g), Harris, Taylor, Perry (g) (g).

Manager: Joe Smith.

Line Ups

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Reported

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 23 Jan 1954, Villa 2-3 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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MATCH VIDEO

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