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Game #2304

Aston Villa

1-2-2, 4 PTS

Saturday, 4 September 1954

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Won

12th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩

Division One

Portsmouth

2-1-2, 5 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 28,284

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Aston Villa

1-0

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Portsmouth

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Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 73' |

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 4 September 1954

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | 73' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth

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

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 4 September 1954

  • Derek Pace scores his third goal in four as Eric Houghton's Villa secure their first win of 1954-55 at the fifth attempt and keep their second successive clean sheet as Portsmouth are beaten at Villa Park.

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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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

Portsmouth

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50

FIXTURE HISTORY

Portsmouth

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Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨

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

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 September 1954

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🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
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

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, -1961

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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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

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Harry Parkes and Con Martin replace Peter Aldis and Frank Moss.

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Referee

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Eddie Lever | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Portsmouth

Uprichard, Mansell, Wilson, Pickett, Phillips, Harris, Henderson, Reid, Dale, Barnard, Gordon.

Manager: Eddie Lever.

Line Ups

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, 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

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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