Game #2172
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 September 1951
Won
WWDWW
Division One
Attendance: 56,860
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored to win it for Villa and extend their unbeaten run to four, Saturday, 8 September 1951.
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Saturday, 8 September 1951
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa extend their unbeaten to five as they make it four wins, one draw and a defeat in six division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1949–50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 8 September 1951
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 8 🟥 10 | 1.52
Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
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
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Con Martin |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Billy Goffin |
W Herbert Smith |
CF Derek Pace |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
Arsenal
Swindin, Daniel, Barnes, Smith, Bowen, Forbes, Lishman, Roper, Cox, Holton, Logie.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
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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