Game #2341
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1955


Won
LWLWW
Division One
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,720
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
Cardiff City
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1955
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 April 1955
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Cardiff City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Saturday, 9 April 1955
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🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 81 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 20 🟥 31 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS


🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Con Martin |
M Amos Moss |
M Vic Crowe |
W Tommy Southren |
W Colin Gibson |
F Eddie Follan |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Peter McParland |
MANAGER
Trevor Morris | 🏴 |

Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Stitfall, Harrington, Frowen, Jones, Ford (ex), Williams, Tiddy, Stockin, Nutt.
Manager: Trevor Morris.
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian 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
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park


MATCH REPORTS









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