Game #2298
Aston Villa
16-9-16, 41 PTS
Saturday, 24 April 1954
Won
13th
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Preston North End
19-5-18, 43 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,495
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | None
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 1954
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-0, Joe Tyrell, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
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
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 April 1954
Villa win successive games and make it six games unbeaten as Joe Tyrell scores his third goal in two games and three in three from debut.
Villa make it sixteen wins, nine draws and sixteen losses in forty one division one games.
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 24 April 1954
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🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Leonard Richardson | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1953-1954
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
🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leonard Richardson | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1953-1954
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
🟩 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 Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Joe Tyrell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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
Injury | 2 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
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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🟩 24 Apr 1954, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park