Game #2315
Aston Villa
5-4-7, 14 PTS
Saturday, 6 November 1954
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
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 32' |
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
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
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
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
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴 | Bury, 1951-1955
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
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Arthur Proudler (debut) and Vic Crowe replace Con Martin and Danny Blanchflower.
Not recorded
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
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 | 🏴 |
Leicester City
Anderson, Jackson, Milburn, Russell, Worthington (g) (g), Hogg, Hines (g), Rowley (g), Griffiths (g), Morris, Froggatt.
Manager: Norman Bullock.
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, 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
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, 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 🇺
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 6 Nov 1954, Villa 2-5 Leicester, Villa Park