1954–55 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa 1954–55 football season

Aston Villa
1954–55 season
Manager	Eric Houghton
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

Aston Villa played the 1954–55 English football season in the Football League First Division.

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.

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 v t e	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

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.

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