Game #2304
Aston Villa
1-2-2, 4 PTS
Saturday, 4 September 1954
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
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 73' |
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
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
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
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
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Pullin | 🏴 | Bristol, -1961
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
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Parkes and Con Martin replace Peter Aldis and Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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 | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Uprichard, Mansell, Wilson, Pickett, Phillips, Harris, Henderson, Reid, Dale, Barnard, Gordon.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, 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
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Sep 1954, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park