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Game #2291

Aston Villa

13-6-15, 32 PTS

Wednesday, 31 March 1954

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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

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Sheffield Wednesday

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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

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

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
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

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

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

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart replace Danny Blanchflower and Peter McParland.

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Referee

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield Wednesday

McIntosh, Seemley, Curtis, Butler, Davies, Gannon, Quixall, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Shaw, Froggatt.

Manager: Eric Taylor.

Line Ups

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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