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First Division
11th of 22

Season 64 | 1952-53

George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Con Martin

Player #412
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
CB GK Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #412 |

20 March 1923

Rush ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

10

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0

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10

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0

๐Ÿ”

0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

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Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 149 | โœ… 149 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Keith Jones

Player #407
Goalkeeper
GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |

23 October 1928

Nantyglo ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

20

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0

โœ…

20

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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28

โ›”

7

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 88 | โœ… 88 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Dennis Parsons

Player #433
Goalkeeper
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #433 |

29 May 1925

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

25

โšฝ

0

โœ…

25

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

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0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

33

โ›”

6

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Graham Cordell

Player #429
Goalkeeper
GK Graham Cordell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #429 |

6 December 1928

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

4

โ›”

0

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Frank Moss 1938-55

Player #385
Centre Back
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |

16 September 1917

Aston ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Heading 6
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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

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Harry Parkes

Player #391
Full Back
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |

4 January 1920

Erdington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

0

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 294 | โœ… 294 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Stan Lynn

Player #422
Full Back
RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |

18 June 1928

Bolton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

19

โšฝ

1

โœ…

19

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

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Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 55 | โœ… 55 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Peter Aldis

Player #426
Full Back
LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |

11 April 1927

Kings Heath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

27

โšฝ

1

โœ…

27

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 56 | โœ… 56 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Dicky Dorsett

Player #401
Full Back
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |

3 December 1919

Brownhills ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

36

โšฝ

1

โœ…

36

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 270 | โœ… 270 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 35 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 17

Albert Vinall

Player #409
Full Back
FB Albert Vinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |

6 March 1922

Hockley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

3

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Danny Blanchflower

Player #427
Midfielder
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #427 |

10 February 1926

Belfast ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

4

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
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โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 100 | โœ… 100 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 10

Amos Moss

Player #402
Midfielder
M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |

28 August 1921

Aston ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

3

โœ…

12

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 45 | โœ… 45 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Larry Canning

Player #410
Midfielder
M Larry Canning | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |

1 November 1925

Cowdenbeath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

9

โšฝ

1

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | โœ… 32 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Peter McParland

Player #431
Winger
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #431 |

25 April 1934

Newry ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

1

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Billy Goffin

Player #394
Winger
W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |

12 December 1920

Tamworth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

30

โšฝ

6

โœ…

30

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 171 | โœ… 171 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 42 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 26

Colin Gibson

Player #417
Winger
W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |

16 September 1923

Normanby-on-Tees ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

32

โšฝ

6

โœ…

32

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 124 | โœ… 124 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 21 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 20

Norman Lockhart

Player #432
Winger
W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #432 |

4 March 1924

Belfast ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

16

โšฝ

1

โœ…

16

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Herbert Smith

Player #416
Winger
W Herbert Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |

17 December 1922

Small Heath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

1

โœ…

12

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 53 | โœ… 53 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

Johnny Dixon

Player #396
Forward
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |

10 December 1923

Hebburn-on-Tyne ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

33

โšฝ

14

โœ…

33

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 207 | โœ… 207 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 87 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 31

Tommy Thompson

Player #421
Forward
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |

10 November 1928

Houghton-le-Spring ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

27

โšฝ

11

โœ…

27

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 97 | โœ… 97 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 35 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 19

Davy Walsh

Player #424
Forward
CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #424 |

28 April 1923

Waterford ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

34

โšฝ

13

โœ…

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 70 | โœ… 70 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 24 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 19

Derek Pace

Player #428
Forward
CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |

11 March 1932

Bloxwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

11

โšฝ

5

โœ…

11

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 21 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 8 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Ken Roberts

Player #430
Forward
F Ken Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |

10 March 1931

Crewe ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1952-53
๐Ÿ•’

33

โšฝ

5

โœ…

33

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1952-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 41 | โœ… 41 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 10

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๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
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๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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