Game #2339
Aston Villa
13-6-14, 32 PTS
Saturday, 26 March 1955
Lost
13th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
8-9-16, 25 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,200
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1955
🟢 | 1' Debut, Ray Hogg
🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Hines
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Southren
🥅 | 25' Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Froggatt
🥅 | 29' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Hogg
🕒 | HT Leicester City 3-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Peter McParland
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-4, (Leicester City, pen), Rowley
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-4, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Leicester City 4-2 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
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 March 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa lose at Filbert Street to make it thirteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty three division one matches.
Right back Ray Hogg made his Villa debut after moving from Berwick Rangers earlier this month.
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Ray Hogg | 🏴 | Free transfer from Berwick Rangers
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 26 March 1955
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🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴 | Bury, 1951-1955
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴 | Bury, 1951-1955
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter McParland
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ray Hogg (debut) and Derek Pace replace Vic Crowe and Davy Walsh.
Not recorded
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
RB Ray Hogg | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Management Committee
Leicester City
Anderson, Jackson, Cunningham, Fincham, Russell, Baldwin, Hogg (g), Hines (g), Rowley (g), Morris, Froggatt (g).
Manager: Management Committee.
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street