Game #2305
Aston Villa
1-2-3, 4 PTS
Wednesday, 8 September 1954


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 1-1 | Colin Gibson | 54' |
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'


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'

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'

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


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Ken Roberts.
Not recorded
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

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 | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
Simpson, Crowe, Cowell, Scoular, McMichael, Stokoe, Broadis, White (g) (g) (g) (g), Hannah, Mitchell, Milburn (g).
Manager: Stan Seymour.
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 8 Sep 1954, Villa 3-5 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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


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