1954–55 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1954–55 season
Manager	Eric Houghton
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round

The 1954–55 English football season was Aston Villa's 56th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football.

There were debuts for Vic Crowe (350), Tommy Southren (72),^[1] Eddie Follan (36),^[2] Trevor Birch (22), Ray Hogg (21), Mike Pinner (4), Nobby Clarke (1),^[3] and Arthur Proudler (1).^[4]^[5]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Sunderland	42	15	18	9	64	54	1.185	48
5	Manchester United	42	20	7	15	84	74	1.135	47
6	Aston Villa	42	20	7	15	72	73	0.986	47
7	Manchester City	42	18	10	14	76	69	1.101	46
8	Newcastle United	42	17	9	16	89	77	1.156	43

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

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes	Scorers
21 Aug 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–4	—	Danny Blanchflower (pen 28'), Bill Baxter (70')
23 Aug 1954	Sunderland	H	2–2	—	Peter McParland (1'), Derek Pace (79')
28 Aug 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3–6	—	Johnny Dixon (16', 87'), Derek Pace (80')
1 Sep 1954	Sunderland	A	0–0	—	—
4 Sep 1954	Portsmouth	H	1–0	—	Derek Pace (73')
8 Sep 1954	Newcastle United	A	3–5	—	Derek Pace, Johnny Dixon (54'), Own goal
11 Sep 1954	Blackpool	A	1–0	—	Derek Pace (28')
13 Sep 1954	Newcastle United	H	1–2	—	Danny Blanchflower (pen 56')
18 Sep 1954	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	—	Roy Chapman (76')
25 Sep 1954	Bolton Wanderers	A	3–3	—	Johnny Dixon (9', 23'), Derek Pace (36')
2 Oct 1954	Huddersfield Town	H	0–0	—	—
9 Oct 1954	Everton	H	0–2	—	—
16 Oct 1954	Manchester City	A	4–2	—	Davy Walsh (43'), Tommy Thompson (62', 64', 82')
23 Oct 1954	Arsenal	H	2–1	—	Norman Lockhart (48'), Stan Lynn (pen 53')
30 Oct 1954	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–2	—	Tommy Thompson (1', 65'), Peter McParland (66')
6 Nov 1954	Leicester City	H	2–5	—	Davy Walsh (32'), Norman Lockhart (58')
13 Nov 1954	Burnley	A	0–2	—	—
20 Nov 1954	Preston North End	H	1–3	—	Eddie Follan (28')
27 Nov 1954	Sheffield United	A	3–1	—	Johnny Dixon (68'), Eddie Follan (81'), Derek Pace (88')
4 Dec 1954	Cardiff City	H	0–2	—	—
11 Dec 1954	Chelsea	A	0–4	—	—
18 Dec 1954	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	—	Johnny Dixon (26')
27 Dec 1954	Manchester United	A	1–0	—	Johnny Dixon (20')
28 Dec 1954	Manchester United	H	2–1	—	Johnny Dixon (25'), Norman Lockhart (80')
1 Jan 1955	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–0	—	—
22 Jan 1955	Blackpool	H	3–1	—	Tommy Thompson (37', 42'), Derek Pace (80')
5 Feb 1955	Charlton Athletic	A	1–6	—	Colin Gibson (42')
12 Feb 1955	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	—	Stan Lynn (13'), Johnny Dixon (39'), Tommy Southren (63')
23 Feb 1955	Huddersfield Town	A	2–1	—	Stan Lynn (32'), Johnny Dixon
5 Mar 1955	Chelsea	H	3–2	—	Davy Walsh (25', 34'), Peter McParland (82')
12 Mar 1955	Arsenal	A	0–2	—	—
19 Mar 1955	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–0	—	Davy Walsh (38'), Stan Lynn (pen 43'), Johnny Dixon (59')
26 Mar 1955	Leicester City	A	2–4	—	Tommy Southren (10'), Johnny Dixon (77')
2 Apr 1955	Burnley	H	3–1	—	Eddie Follan (6'), Johnny Dixon (41'), Peter McParland (75')
9 Apr 1955	Cardiff City	A	1–0	—	Eddie Follan (15')
11 Apr 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	—	—
12 Apr 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	4–2	—	Tommy Thompson (6', 67', 69'), Eddie Follan (83')
16 Apr 1955	Sheffield United	H	3–1	—	Tommy Thompson (53'), Stan Lynn (61'), Colin Gibson (62')
23 Apr 1955	Preston North End	A	3–0	—	Tommy Thompson (17', 60'), Own goal (73')
27 Apr 1955	Portsmouth	A	2–2	—	Colin Gibson (15'), Eddie Follan (75')
30 Apr 1955	Manchester City	H	2–0	—	Stan Lynn (71', 74')
4 May 1955	Everton	A	1–0	—	Tommy Thompson (25')

FA Cup

The FA Cup fourth round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 29 January 1955. Four matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. Once again, there was a tie which went to four replays, this time between Doncaster Rovers and Aston Villa. Rovers finally won the fixture in the fifth match, with an aggregated score of 6–4.

References

^ "Tommy Southren, Villa Winger, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Eddie Follan, Villa Forward, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Nobby Clarke, Villa Midfielder, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Arthur Proudler, Villa Defender, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[1] "Tommy Southren, Villa Winger, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[2] "Eddie Follan, Villa Forward, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[3] "Nobby Clarke, Villa Midfielder, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[4] "Arthur Proudler, Villa Defender, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[5] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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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