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Game #2291
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
Won
WWDLW
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 9,609
Aston Villa
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
M Larry Canning |
M Bill Baxter |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Ken O Roberts |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Seemley, Curtis, Butler, Davies, Gannon, Quixall, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Shaw, Froggatt.
Manager: Eric Taylor.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Mar 1954, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 31 March 1954
Eric Houghton's Villa bounce back from defeat to make it thirteen wins, six draws and fifteen defeats in thirty four division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, Larry Canning made his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Kettering Town later in 1954. Larry played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1953-54 making 41 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
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