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Game #2315

Aston Villa

5-4-7, 14 PTS

Saturday, 6 November 1954

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Lost

14th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Division One

Leicester City

3-5-8, 11 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 28,181

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-5

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Leicester City

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🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 6 November 1954

🟢 | 1' Debut, Arthur Proudler
🚑 | 13' Arthur Proudler and Peter Aldis collide with both players incapacitated
🚑 | 13' Player retires from field of play with injury, Peter Aldis
🚑 | 15' Player retires from field of play with injury, Arthur Proudler
🚑 | 28' Player returns to field of play, Peter Aldis
🚑 | 30' Player returns to field of play, Arthur Proudler
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Peter McParland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 56' Goal, 1-1, (Leicester City), Worthington
⚽ | 58' Goal, 2-1, Norman Lockhart
🥅 | 67' Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Rowley
🥅 | 72' Goal, 2-3, (Leicester City), Griffiths
🥅 | 79' Goal, 2-4, (Leicester City), Worthington
🥅 | 81' Goal, 2-5, (Leicester City), Hines
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-5 Leicester City

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

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 6 November 1954

  • With 23' of the game remaning Villa were 2-1 ahead, at full time they had been defeated 2-5 by Leicester and but for Keith Jones the size of the defeat, could, and probably should have been more.

  • Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three consecutive games with a fifth home defeat in nine to make it five wins, four draws and seven defeats after sixteen division one matches. 

  • Davy Walsh scores on his 100th League appearance in a Villa shirt.

  • Full back Arthur Proudler made his sole appearance for in a Villa shirt after joining from Halesowen Town in December 1947. Proudler moved on to Crystal Palace in June 1956.

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #441 | Youth team promotion

FINAL APPEARANCES

🔴 FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1954 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #441 |

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Leicester City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Leicester City

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Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

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

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Saturday, 6 November 1954

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🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bury, 1951-1955
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
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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

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bury, 1951-1955

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

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Arthur Proudler (debut) and Vic Crowe replace Con Martin and Danny Blanchflower.

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Referee

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Arthur Proudler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🚑 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Norman Bullock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Leicester City

Anderson, Jackson, Milburn, Russell, Worthington (g) (g), Hogg, Hines (g), Rowley (g), Griffiths (g), Morris, Froggatt.

Manager: Norman Bullock.

Line Ups

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, 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

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 5 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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