Game #2341
Aston Villa
15-6-14, 36 PTS
Saturday, 9 April 1955
Won
10th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
12-9-15, 33 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,720
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Cardiff City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tommy Southren | 15' |
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1955
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Eddie Follan, Assist by Tommy Southren
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 0-1 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
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 April 1955
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the fifth time in seven League games to make it fifteen wins, six draws and fourteen defeats after thirty five division one matches.
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
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
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Sidney Davis | 🏴 | Chippenham, 1950-1955
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Sidney Davis | 🏴 | Chippenham, 1950-1955
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
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
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
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 Apr 1955, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian