Game #2160
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 March 1951
Won
WLWWW
Division One
Attendance: 29,321
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored for the second successive game to help Villa to three successive wins for the first time under George Martin, Saturday, 31 March 1951.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 March 1951
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa record three successive wins for the first time and after seventeen League games in charge his record reads five wins, four draws and eight losses. Overall Villa make it nine wins, ten draws and seventeen defeats in thirty six division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1950-51 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 31 March 1951
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 4 🟥 9 | 1.16
Career Form:
Bottom 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
George Martin names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
FB Harry Parkes |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Billy Goffin |
W Herbert Smith |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
CF Davy Walsh |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Jackson, Turton, Curtis, Witcomb, Gannon, Froggatt, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Rickett, Sewell (ex).
Manager: Eric Taylor.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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