Game #2327
Aston Villa
9-6-11, 24 PTS
Saturday, 22 January 1955
Won
14th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
7-6-14, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,161
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Stan Lynn | 37' | Johnny Dixon | 42' | 80' |
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 January 1955
⚽ | 37' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Stan Lynn
⚽ | 42' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackpool
⚽ | 80' Goal, 3-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 89' Goal, 3-1, (Blackpool), Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackpool
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
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 January 1955
Tommy Thompson scores a brace as Johnny Dixon contributes a brace of assists as Villa beat Blackpool at Villa Park.
Eric Houghton's Villa make it six unbeaten to record nine wins, six draws and eleven defeats after twenty six division one matches.
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, 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
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 22 January 1955
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🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: John Pickles | 🏴 | Bradford
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
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
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Pickles | 🏴 | Bradford
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
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Derek Pace replaces Eddie Follan.
Not recorded
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Kelly, Gratix, Garrett, Fenton, Kelly, Johnston, Matthews, Hepton, Perry, Brown (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, 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
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, 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 🇺
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park