Game #2323
Aston Villa
8-5-11, 21 PTS
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
Won
16th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
12-4-8, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,718
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | None
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Tommy Taylor
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 2-1, Norman Lockhart
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the successive games on successive days to make it eight wins, five draws and eleven defeats after twenty four division one matches.
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
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🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 14 🟥 27 | 1.27
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin replaces Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Wood, Byrne, Foulkes, Gibson, Edwards, Chilton, Pegg, Viollet, Berry, Webster, Taylor (g).
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, 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
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park