Game #2298
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 April 1954
Won
WDDWW
Division One
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,495
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 1954
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 April 1954
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Aston Villa
Preston North End
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 24 April 1954
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 9 🟥 15 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for the third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Bill Baxter |
CF Derek Pace |
F Ken O Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
F Joe Tyrell |
MANAGER
Scot Symon | 🏴 |
Preston North End
Thompson, Walton, Mattinson, Marston, Cunningham, Docherty, Baxter, Morrison, Jones, Hatsell, Foster.
Manager: Scot Symon.
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, 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
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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