Game #2340
Aston Villa
14-6-14, 34 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1955
Won
11th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Burnley
15-8-13, 38 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,950
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Burnley
Assist(s) | Peter McParland | 6' | Eddie Follan | 41' |
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1955
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Eddie Follan, Assist by Peter McParland
🥅 | 16' Goal, 1-1, (Burnley), Pilkington
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Eddie Follan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-1, Peter McParland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Burnley
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
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the fourth time in six League games and record a fifth successive home League victory to make it fourteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty four division one matches.
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, 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
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 2 April 1955
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🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
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
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Windle | 🏴 | Chesterfield, 1954-1967
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
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson and Vic Crowe replace Ray Hogg and Derek Pace.
Not recorded
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Brown | 🏴 |
Burnley
McDonald, Rudman, Winton (ex), Adamson, Cummings, Shannon, Pilkington (g), McIlroy, Walton, Holden, Gray.
Manager: Alan Brown.
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, 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
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, 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 🇺
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Apr 1955. Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park