Aston Villa
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Saturday, 1 September 1951
1951-52
9th=
Drew
2-2
Manchester City
1-2-2, 4 PTS
Division One
Maine Road
Attendance: 32,515
๐จ 1 Sep 1951, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 17' | Les Smith | 44' |
Assist(s) | Tommy Thompson | 17' |
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Saturday, 1 September 1951
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George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2170
Match Record
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 1 September 1951
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Tommy Glendenning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland, 1951
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 71 | ๐ฉ 30 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 127 | ๐ฅ
119 |
League ๐ 65 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 24 | โฝ 118 | ๐ฅ
106 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 36 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 82 | ๐ฅ
37 |
Away ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 22 | โฝ 44 | ๐ฅ
62 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester City
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Tommy Thompson
โฝ | 44' Goal, 2-0, Les Smith
๐ | HT Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 59' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Westcott
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| 63' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City, pen), Paul
๐ | FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Tommy Glendenning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland, 1951
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester City
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Trautmann, Phillips, Rigby, Hannaway, Paul (g), Meadows, Cunlifffe, McCourt, Hart, Clarke, Westcott (g).
Manager: Les McDowall.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper in the absence of Joe Rutherford.
Manchester City
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1951-52
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