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Game #2169

Monday, 27 August 1951

Attendance: 42,295

Won

Division One

Sunderland

DWLWW

Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Derek Pace, scored to help Villa to a second successive win, Monday, 27 August 1951.

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ON THIS DAY

George Martin's Villa make it successive wins after their opening day defeat to see off Sunderland at Villa Park.

Aston Villa

Sunderland

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sunderland

Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Monday, 27 August 1951

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Sunderland

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TEAM NEWS

Derek Pace replaces Davy Walsh whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper in the absence of Joe Rutherford.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Martin

Aston Villa

GK Con Martin |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Les Smith |
W Herbert Smith |
CF Derek Pace |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |

Sunderland

Robinson, Hudgell, Hall, Hedley, Bingham, McLain, Wright, Duns, Ford (ex), Shackleton (g), Broadis.

Manager: Bill Murray.

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

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