Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 63 | 1951-52
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|
Division One | 6th | 3rd Round | 7-1 vs. Chelsea (h), Division One |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|
28 | Johnny Dixon | 43 | Danny Blanchflower |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
From | To | Manager | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Martin |
Manager | Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Martin | Fred Normansell | Fred Archer |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-52 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 74 | 7 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 9 | 21% | 44% | 35% | 28 | 65% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-52 | 6th | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 47 | 9 | 1.88 | 1.67 | 1.13 |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 52 | 43 | 57 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 51 | 25 | 53 |
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 61 | 19 | 53 |
4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | 10 | 48 |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 48 |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 70 | 9 | 47 |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 46 |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 25 | 45 |
9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 45 |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 44 |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 43 |
12 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 9 | 42 |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 77 | -3 | 41 |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 40 |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 39 |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 38 |
17 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | -17 | 37 |
18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 88 | -24 | 36 |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 72 | -20 | 36 |
20 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 88 | -39 | 31 |
21 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 82 | -33 | 28 |
22 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 27 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Roberts | Forward | August 1951 | Cardiff City | Free | |
Roy Chapman | Forward | February 1952 | Kynoch Works FC | Free | |
Trevor Birch | Midfielder | February 1952 | Accles & Pollock FC | Free | |
Eddie Follan | Forward | June 1952 | Prescot Cables FC | Free | |
Vic Crowe | Midfielder | June 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Rutherford | Goalkeeper | 1951 | Retired | Released | |
Jimmy Harrison | Full Back | July 1951 | Coventry City | Free | |
Ivor Powell | Midfielder | July 1951 | Port Vale | Free | |
Geoff Sellars | Winger | August 1951 | Stalybridge Celtic | £1,000 | |
Jack Hindle | Goalkeeper | August 1951 | Barrow FC | Free | |
Derek Ashton | Full Back | August 1951 | Wellington Town | Free | |
Les Smith | Winger | June 1952 | Brentford | Free |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Graham Cordell | Player #433 | Tottenham Hotspur (a), Division One | Saturday, 20 October 1951 | |
Ken Roberts | Player #434 | Burnley (h), Division One | Saturday, 22 March 1952 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Rutherford | Player #390 | Manchester United (h), Division One | Saturday, 13 October 1951 | |
Les Smith | Player #397 | Charlton Athletic (h), Division One | Saturday, 10 November 1951 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
Youngest Player | |
|---|---|
Oldest Player | |
|---|---|
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frank Moss 1938-55 | Player #386 | 1938-55 Aston Villa, £2k, 314 | 3 | | |
Joe Rutherford | Player #390 | 1939-51 Aston Villa, £2.5k, 156 | 0 | | |
Harry Parkes | Player #395 | 1945-55 Aston Villa, Free, 344 | 4 | | |
Billy Goffin | Player #396 | 1945-54 Aston Villa, Free, 173 | 42 | | |
Les Smith | Player #397 | 1945-51 Aston Villa, £7.5k, 197 | 37 | | |
Johnny Dixon | Player #401 | 1945-61 Aston Villa, Free, 437 | 144 | | |
Dicky Dorsett | Player #405 | 1946-53 Aston Villa, £3k, 270 | 27 | | |
Amos Moss | Player #406 | 1946-56 Aston Villa, Free, 108 | 5 | | |
Keith Jones | Player #411 | 1947-57 Aston Villa, Free, 199 | 0 | | |
Albert Vinall | Player #412 | 1947-54 Aston Villa, Free, 11 | 1 | | |
Larry Canning | Player #414 | 1948-54 Aston Villa, Free, 41 | 3 | | |
Con Martin | Player #416 | 1948-56 Aston Villa, £10k, 212 | 1 | | |
Herbert Smith | Player #420 | 1948-53 Aston Villa, Free, 54 | 9 | | |
Colin Gibson | Player #421 | 1949-55 Aston Villa, £17.5k, 167 | 25 | | |
Tommy Thompson | Player #425 | 1950-55 Aston Villa, £12.5k, 165 | 76 | | |
Stan Lynn | Player #426 | 1950-61 Aston Villa, £10k, 324 | 38 | | |
Davy Walsh | Player #428 | 1951-55 Aston Villa, £25k, 113 | 40 | | |
Ron Jeffries | Player #429 | 1951-53 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 0 | | |
Peter Aldis | Player #430 | 1951-59 Aston Villa, Free, 296 | 1 | | |
Danny Blanchflower | Player #431 | 1951-55 Aston Villa, £15k, 155 | 10 | | |
Derek Pace | Player #432 | 1950-58 Aston Villa, Free, 107 | 42 | | |
Graham Cordell | Player #433 | 1951-52 Aston Villa, Free, 5 | 0 | | |
Ken Roberts | Player #434 | 1952-55 Aston Villa, Free, 46 | 7 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Harry Parkes | 43 | 42 | 1 | ||
F Johnny Dixon | 43 | 42 | 1 | ||
M Danny Blanchflower | 43 | 42 | 1 | ||
CB Frank Moss | 40 | 39 | 1 | ||
LB Dicky Dorsett | 39 | 38 | 1 | ||
F Tommy Thompson | 37 | 36 | 1 | ||
W Billy Goffin | 36 | 35 | 1 | ||
W Herbert Smith | 27 | 26 | 1 | ||
GK Con Martin | 27 | 26 | 1 | ||
FB Stan Lynn | 26 | 25 | 1 | ||
CF Davy Walsh | 22 | 22 | 0 | ||
W Colin Gibson | 20 | 19 | 1 | ||
FB Peter Aldis | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||
M Amos Moss | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
GK Keith Jones | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
W Les Smith | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
F Ken Roberts | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
CF Derek Pace | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
GK Graham Cordell | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
GK Joe Rutherford | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
CB Con Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
M Larry Canning | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Goals
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Johnny Dixon | 28 | 26 | 2 | ||
F Tommy Thompson | 13 | 13 | |||
W Billy Goffin | 10 | 10 | |||
CF Davy Walsh | 8 | 8 | |||
W Colin Gibson | 6 | 6 | |||
W Herbert Smith | 4 | 4 | |||
W Les Smith | 3 | 3 | |||
Own Goal | 3 | 3 | |||
CF Derek Pace | 2 | 2 | |||
M Amos Moss | 1 | 1 | |||
FB Stan Lynn | 1 | 1 | |||
F Ken Roberts | 1 | 1 | |||
FB Stan Lynn | 1 | 1 |
'Keepers
'Keeper | Appearances | Conceded | Ratio | Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Con Martin | 27 | 39 | 1.44 | 7 | 26% | |
GK Keith Jones | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 2 | 18% | |
GK Graham Cordell | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0% | |
GK Joe Rutherford | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0% |