Game #2318
Aston Villa
6-4-9, 16 PTS
Saturday, 27 November 1954
Won
15th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
6-2-12, 14 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,154
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 68' | Johnny Dixon | 88' |
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 November 1954
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Hawksworth
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 81' Goal, 2-1, Eddie Follan
⚽ | 88' Goal, 3-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-3 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
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 November 1954
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive losses to beat Sheffield United and make it six wins, four draws and nine defeats after nineteen division one matches.
Villa score three or more goals for the sixth time in nine away games.
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 27 November 1954
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🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Leafe | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1948-1960
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
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Norman Lockhart, Derek Pace and Johnny Dixon replace Ken Roberts, Davy Walsh and Tommy Thompson.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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 Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Burgin, Shaw J, Coldwell, Shaw G, Fountain, Hawksworth (g), Cross, Hoyland, Ringstead, Hagan, Grainger.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Nov 1954, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane