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Game #2171

Aston Villa

3-1-1, 7 PTS

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Wednesday, 5 September 1951

6th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 3 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Billy Goffin replaces Les Smith whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper in the absence of Joe Rutherford.

Not recorded

  • For the first time this season Villa concede the first goal but keep up their record of scoring at least two goals in the first half of each of their five matches so far this season.

  • Villa complete the double over Sunderland with victory at Roker Park as Johnny Dixon scores his third goal of the season to help Villa to a third victory in four unbeaten games whilst Sunderland contribute two own goals.

  • Villa climb to joint 6th in the early table.

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Won

3-1

🟩 5 Sep 1951, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 21' | Own Goal | 25' | 55' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Shackleton
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-1, McLain og
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Hudgell og
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-3 Aston Villa

Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Wednesday, 5 September 1951

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

116

116

🔥

1

0

🟩

40

🟨

33

🟥

43

0

🥅

5

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

16

16

🔥

0

0

🟩

10

🟨

4

🟥

2

CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

191

191

🔥

3

2

🟩

72

🟨

49

🟥

70

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

211

211

🔥

4

3

🟩

83

🟨

54

🟥

74

LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

200

200

🔥

33

15

🟩

74

🟨

54

🟥

72

M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

16

16

🔥

0

0

🟩

10

🟨

4

🟥

2

W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

19

19

🔥

5

3

🟩

10

🟨

5

🟥

4

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

110

110

🔥

30

15

🟩

47

🟨

30

🟥

33

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

136

136

🔥

49

22

🟩

51

🟨

35

🟥

50

CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

38

38

🔥

12

9

🟩

14

🟨

10

🟥

14

CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

5

5

🔥

3

1

🟩

3

🟨

1

🟥

1

🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Division One

Sunderland

2-0-3, 4 PTS

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Roker Park

Attendance: 44,107

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

Manager: Bill Murray.

Bill Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

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

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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