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
🟩 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
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟩 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: J. S. Pickles | 🏴 | Brentford
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 16 🟥 27 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 22 Jan 1955, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: J. S. Pickles | 🏴 | Brentford
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟩 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 | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Stan Lynn | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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
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