1953β54 season | |
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Manager | Eric Houghton |
First Division | 13th |
FA Cup | Third round |
Aston Villa played the 1953β54 English football season in the Football League First Division.
There were debuts for Bill Baxter (98), Ken O Roberts (38), Roy Chapman (19), and Joe Tyrell (7). [1] [2] 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. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |