Game #2323
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 28 December 1954
Won
LLDWW
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,718
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 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
🟩 28 Dec 1954, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟩 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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWW |
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
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 Ken 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