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Game #2170

Aston Villa

Saturday, 1 September 1951

Manchester City

2-2

Aston Villa

Division One

Manchester City

Maine Road

Attendance: 32,515

Drew

WLWWD

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Derek Pace, scored for the second game in succession but Villa can only draw with Manchester minnows City, Saturday, 1 September 1951.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 1 September 1951

ON THIS DAY

George Martin's Villa make it three unbeaten but they can only draw as they make it two wins, one draw and a defeat in four division one games so far this season.

Aston Villa

Manchester City

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Manchester City

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Saturday, 1 September 1951

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWD |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 29 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 8 🟥 10 | 1.41

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper in the absence of Joe Rutherford.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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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 |

MANAGER

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

Trautmann, Phillips, Rigby, Hannaway, Paul (g), Meadows, Cunlifffe, McCourt, Hart, Clarke, Westcott (g).

Manager: Les McDowall.

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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