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Game #2339

Aston Villa

13-6-14, 32 PTS

Saturday, 26 March 1955

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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

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Aston Villa

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🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Leicester City

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Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥

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

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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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: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

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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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: T. L. Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bury, 1951-1955

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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🟨 Peter McParland

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

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Ray Hogg (debut) and Derek Pace replace Vic Crowe and Davy Walsh.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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

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Leicester City

Anderson, Jackson, Cunningham, Fincham, Russell, Baldwin, Hogg (g), Hines (g), Rowley (g), Morris, Froggatt (g).

Manager: Management Committee.

Line Ups

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

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

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 4 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 26 Mar 1955, Villa 2-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

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MATCH VIDEO

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