Game #2343
Aston Villa
16-6-15, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Won
9th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17-10-11, 44 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,334
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Wolves
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 69' |
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Con Martin og
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 69' Goal, 3-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hancocks
⚽ | 83' Goal, 4-2, Eddie Follan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Tommy Thompson's hat-trick after his recall to the side propels Villa inside the Top 10 of the first division for the first time this season with five games left to play.
Eric Houghton's Villa win for the sixth time in nine League games and record a sixth successive home League victory to make it sixteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats after thirty seven division one matches.
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1953-54
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Tuesday, 12 April 1955
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🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Norman Lockhart and Tommy Thompson replace Colin Gibson and Davy Walsh.
Not recorded
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, 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 Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Eddie Follan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sims (ex), Slater, Shorthouse, Showell, Wright, Flowers, Taylor, Smith (ex), Hancocks (g), Deeley, Wilshaw (g).
Manager: Stan Cullis.
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, 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
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Tommy Southren | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Apr 1955, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park