Game #2291
Aston Villa
13-6-15, 32 PTS
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
Won
13th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
14-4-17, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 9,609
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 12' |
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
⚽ | 12' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Davy Walsh
🥅 | 28' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Woodhead
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
Villa bounce back from their reverse at Burnden Park as Tommy Thompson scores his eighth goal in nine games to make it one defeat in seven and thirteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats in thirty four division one games in 1953-54.
Larry Canning makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Kettering Town later in 1954. Larry played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1953-54 making 41 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Larry Canning | 🏴 | 1948-54 🕒 41 | ✅ 41 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #410 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart replace Danny Blanchflower and Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Eric Taylor | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Seemley, Curtis, Butler, Davies, Gannon, Quixall, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Shaw, Froggatt.
Manager: Eric Taylor.
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
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
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park