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Game #2305

Aston Villa

1-2-3, 4 PTS

Wednesday, 8 September 1954

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Lost

13th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Division One

Newcastle United

3-1-2, 7 PTS

St James' Park

Attendance: 39,960

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

Newcastle United

5-3

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 1-1 | Colin Gibson | 54' |

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 September 1954

🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Milburn
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 17' Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Len White
🥅 | 21' Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United), Len White
🥅 | 32' Goal, 1-4, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-4, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | Goal, 3-4, Cowell og
🥅 | 75' Goal, 3-5, (Newcastle United), Len White
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 5-3 Aston Villa

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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 September 1954
  • Derek Pace scores his fourth goal in five and Johnny Dixon his 3rd goal and 3rd assist in four as Eric Houghton's Villa score three away from home and lose heavily for the second time in four games.

  • But unlike the defeat at Hillsborough with Villa never in the game, St James' sees a contest that reaches 3-4 before Len White hits his fourth goal of the evening to win it ofr the hosts.

  • Villa have now scored 11 in 6 games, conceding 17.

  • Villa make it one win, two draws and three defeats after six division one games

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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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

Newcastle United

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52

FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
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Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

League 🕒 81 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 37 | ⚽ 130 | 🥅 138 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 7 |
Away 🕒 42 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 54 | 🥅 98 |

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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Wednesday, 8 September 1954

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🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Ken Roberts.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Stan Seymour | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Newcastle United

Simpson, Crowe, Cowell, Scoular, McMichael, Stokoe, Broadis, White (g) (g) (g) (g), Hannah, Mitchell, Milburn (g).

Manager: Stan Seymour.

Line Ups

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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None

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO
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