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Game #2137

Aston Villa

3-5-7, 11 PTS

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Saturday, 28 October 1950

17th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Lost

0-2

๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 1950, Villa 0-2 Burnley, Turf Moor

Division One

Burnley

5-5-4. 15 PTS

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Turf Moor

Attendance: 26,471

On This Day
  • Once again Villa follow what is a rare good result with a poor one.

  • Villa now have a single win in thirteen games under the failing management committee structure.

  • Villa concede first for the tenth time in 13 games as they suffer their seventh defeat in thirteen.

GK Jack Hindle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Larry Canning | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Powell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Management Committee 1950
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
F Miller Craddock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Ivor Powell and Tommy Thompson replace Geoff Sellars and Johnny Dixon.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI
GK Jack Hindle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

8

โœ…

8

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

4

โ›”

2

๐Ÿฅ…

12

LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

169

โœ…

169

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

32

14

๐ŸŸฉ

63

๐ŸŸจ

45

๐ŸŸฅ

61

CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

93

โœ…

93

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

34

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

32

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

169

โœ…

169

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

2

๐ŸŸฉ

62

๐ŸŸจ

43

๐ŸŸฅ

64

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

178

โœ…

178

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

71

๐ŸŸจ

45

๐ŸŸฅ

62

M Larry Canning | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

6

โœ…

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

4

M Ivor Powell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

83

โœ…

83

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

5

๐ŸŸฉ

30

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

27

W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

60

โœ…

60

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

9

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

19

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

173

โœ…

173

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

30

33

๐ŸŸฉ

71

๐ŸŸจ

39

๐ŸŸฅ

63

F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

146

โœ…

146

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

41

34

๐ŸŸฉ

53

๐ŸŸจ

36

๐ŸŸฅ

57

CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

2

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 29' Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Holden
๐Ÿ•” | HT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 56' Goal, 0-2, (Burnley), Holden
๐Ÿ•” | FT Burnley 2-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1950-51 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 28 October 1950

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Management Committee 1950 (Caretaker)
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northwich, 1936-1953
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Clifford Fletcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northwich, 1936-1953

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 64 | ๐ŸŸฉ W29 (45% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D15 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(69% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L20 (31% ) | โšฝ 143 | ๐Ÿฅ… 113 | GD 30

Match Stats

Not recorded

Management Committee 1950

๐Ÿ•’ 15 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 3 ๐ŸŸจ 5 ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | 0.93

Villa Career Form:

Relegation

What they Said

Strong, Mather, Woodruff, McIlroy, Bray, Attwell (g), Cummings, Hays, Chew, Holden (g), Morris.

Manager: Frank Hill.

Frank Hill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1920-21

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1950-51
Playing Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #412 |

Centre Back & Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Jack Hindle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #420 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

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

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Ivor Powell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #415 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

Winger

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Where are they now?

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

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Geoff Sellars | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #423 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

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

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #424 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Miller Craddock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #414 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Ron Jeffries | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #425 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Trevor Ford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #403 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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