1953–54 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1953–54 season
Manager	Eric Houghton
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round

The 1953–54 English football season was Aston Villa's 55th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football.

There were debuts for Bill Baxter (98), Ken O Roberts (38), Roy Chapman (19), and Joe Tyrell (7).^[1]^[2]^[3] When Baxter retired in summer 1957, he stayed with Villa to serve them as coach and assistant manager until 1967. Roberts scored three goals in his time at Villa.^[4]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Preston North End	42	19	5	18	87	58	1.500	43
12	Arsenal	42	15	13	14	75	73	1.027	43
13	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	70	68	1.029	41
14	Portsmouth	42	14	11	17	81	89	0.910	39
15	Newcastle United	42	14	10	18	72	77	0.935	38

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
19 Aug 1953	Spurs	A	0–1
22 Aug 1953	Cardiff	A	1–2	Johnny Dixon
24 Aug 1953	Manchester City	H	3–0	Danny Blanchflower, Tommy Thompson
29 Aug 1953	Arsenal	H	2–1	Davy Walsh, Johnny Dixon
2 Sep 1953	Manchester City	A	1–0	Davy Walsh
5 Sep 1953	Portsmouth	A	1–2	Davy Walsh
12 Sep 1953	Blackpool	H	2–1	Tommy Thompson, Davy Walsh
14 Sep 1953	Sunderland	H	3–1	Tommy Thompson, Johnny Dixon
19 Sep 1953	Chelsea	A	2–1	Davy Walsh, Norman Lockhart
26 Sep 1953	Sheffield United	H	4–0	Davy Walsh, Tommy Thompson, Norman Lockhart
3 Oct 1953	Huddersfield	A	0–4
10 Oct 1953	Liverpool	A	1–6	Davy Walsh
17 Oct 1953	Newcastle	H	1–2	Tommy Thompson
24 Oct 1953	United	A	0–1
31 Oct 1953	Bolton	H	2–2	Ken Roberts, Davy Walsh
7 Nov 1953	Wednesday	A	1–3	Tommy Thompson
14 Nov 1953	Boro	H	5–3	Tommy Thompson, Davy Walsh, Roy Chapman
21 Nov 1953	Burnley	A	2–3	Roy Chapman
28 Nov 1953	Charlton	H	2–1	Johnny Dixon, Tommy Thompson
5 Dec 1953	Preston	A	1–1	Tommy Thompson
12 Dec 1953	Spurs	H	1–2	Danny Blanchflower
19 Dec 1953	Cardiff	H	1–2	Johnny Dixon
24 Dec 1953	Wolves	A	2–1	Johnny Dixon, Peter McParland
26 Dec 1953	Wolves	H	1–2	Tommy Thompson
1 Jan 1954	Sunderland	A	0–2
16 Jan 1954	Portsmouth	H	1–1	Tommy Thompson
23 Jan 1954	Blackpool	A	2–3	Tommy Thompson
6 Feb 1954	Chelsea	H	2–2	Ken Roberts, Danny Blanchflower
20 Feb 1954	Huddersfield	H	2–2	Tommy Thompson
27 Feb 1954	Liverpool	H	2–1	Tommy Thompson, Ken Roberts
6 Mar 1954	Newcastle	A	1–0	Davy Walsh
13 Mar 1954	United	H	2–2	Tommy Thompson, Bill Baxter
20 Mar 1954	Bolton	A	0–3
31 Mar 1954	Wednesday	H	2–1	Tommy Thompson, Johnny Dixon
3 Apr 1954	Boro	A	1–2	Peter McParland
6 Apr 1954	Arsenal	A	1–1	Peter McParland
10 Apr 1954	Burnley	H	5–1	Bill Baxter, Peter McParland, Colin Gibson, Derek Pace
17 Apr 1954	Charlton	A	1–1	Derek Pace
19 Apr 1954	Albion	A	1–1	Peter McParland
20 Apr 1954	Albion	H	6–1	Derek Pace, Joe Tyrell, Johnny Dixon, Danny Blanchflower
24 Apr 1954	Preston	H	1–0	Joe Tyrell
26 Apr 1954	Sheffield United	A	1–2	Derek Pace

FA Cup

References

^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-tyrell
^ "Joe Tyrell, Villa Forward, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History.
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ Football League Stats - Aston Villa players

[1] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-tyrell

[2] "Joe Tyrell, Villa Forward, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History.

[3] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[fl-4] Football League Stats - Aston Villa players

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Aston Villa F.C. seasons
1870s	1870–71 1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80
1880s	1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90
1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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Matches

FA Cup

See also

References