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Game #2337

Aston Villa

12-6-13, 30 PTS

Saturday, 12 March 1955

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Lost

13th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Division One

Arsenal

11-8-13, 30 PTS

Highbury

Attendance: 30,136

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Arsenal

2-0

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | None

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 March 1955

🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tapscott
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47' Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Roper
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Bill Baxter
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-0 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

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 March 1955
  • Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of three successive League victories as they lose at Highbury and make it twelve wins, six draws and thirteen defeats after thirty one division one matches.

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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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

Arsenal

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53

FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
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Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 12 March 1955

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🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: J. J. Bean | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Glamorgan, 1954-1955
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: J. J. Bean | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Glamorgan, 1954-1955

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Eddie Follan replaces Colin Gibson.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🚑 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |

MANAGER

Tom Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Arsenal

Kelsey, Fotheringham, Evans, Barnes, Bowen, Bloomfield, Marden, Roper (g), Goring, Tapscott (g), Clapton.

Manager: Tom Whittaker.

Line Ups

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Substitutes

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 12 Mar 1955, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH VIDEO
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