Game #2322
Aston Villa
7-5-11, 19 PTS
Monday, 27 December 1954
Won
20th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
12-4-7, 28 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,941
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tommy Southren | 20' |
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 December 1954
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Southren
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-0 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 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 27 December 1954
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the second time in eight to make it seven wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty three division one matches.
Meanwhile, winger Tommy Southren contributes and assist on his Villa debut after moving from West Ham United earlier this month.
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | #443 | £12,000 signing from West Ham
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Monday, 27 December 1954
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🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Southren makes his debut in place of Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Foulkes, Gibson, Edwards, Blanchflower, Chilton, Rowley, Viollet, Berry, Webster.
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
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 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
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 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Dec 1954, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford