Game #2313
Aston Villa
4-4-6, 12 PTS
Saturday, 23 October 1954
Won
15th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
5-1-8, 11 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,038
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 48' |
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 October 1954
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 48' Goal, 1-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-0, Stan Lynn. pen
🥅 | 89' Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
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
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 October 1954
Eric Houghton's Villa win consecutive games for the first time this season and get only their second Villa Park victory of 1954-55.
to make it four wins, four draws and six defeats after fourteen division one matches.
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 23 October 1954
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🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Bean | 🏴 | Glamorgan (Dean)
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. J. Bean | 🏴 | Glamorgan (Dean)
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
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Danny Blanchflower replaces Vic Crowe.
Not recorded
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Wade, Dodgin, Barnes, Bloomfield, Forbes, Roper (g), Goring, Walsh, Logie, Lawton.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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 🇺
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Oct 1954, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park