Game #2317
Aston Villa
5-4-9, 14 PTS
Saturday, 20 November 1954
Lost
16th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Preston North End
9-3-6, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,187
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Ken O Roberts | 28' |
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 November 1954
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Eddie Follan, Assist by Ken O Roberts
🚑 | 30' Player injured on field of play, Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Higham
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Con Martin og
🥅 | 76' Goal, 1-3, (Preston North End), Higham
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Preston North End
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
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 November 1954
Preston win at Villa Park for the first time since 1919 as Eric Houghton's Villa follow three successive wins with three successive losses to make it five wins, four draws and nine defeats after eighteen division one matches.
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, 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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League 🕒 75 | 🟩 40 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 141 | 🥅 115 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
For the 46th time in 81 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 26 Preston 22. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 20 November 1954
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🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Heselton | 🏴 | Hartlepool, 1954-1955
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
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken Roberts and Eddie Follan replace Norman Lockhart and Johnny Dixon.
Not recorded
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Hill | 🏴 |
Preston North End
Thompson, Walton, Marston, Cunningham, Forbes, Docherty, Baxter, Morrison, Higham (g) (g), Foster, Finney.
Manager: Frank Hill.
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, 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
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, 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 🇺
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 20 Nov 1954, Villa 1-3 Preston, Villa Park