Game #2288
Aston Villa
12-5-14, 29 PTS
Saturday, 6 March 1954


Won
15th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
9-10-15, 28 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 36,847
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 March 1954
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 0-1 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
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 March 1954
Villa win successive games for the first time since September to make it twelve wins, five draws and fourteen defeats in thirty one division one games so far in 1953-54
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

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
Newcastle United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 6 March 1954
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🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Coultas | 🏴 | Hull
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Coultas | 🏴 | Hull
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
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Seymour | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
Simpson, Cowell, McMichael, Stokoe, Foulkes, Brennan, Broadis, Hannah, Mitchell, Milburn, Casey.
Manager: Stan Seymour.
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'

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 🇺
🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 6 Mar 1954, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH QUOTES
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