Aston Villa

4-1-1, 9 PTS

Saturday, 8 September 1951

1951-52

4th=

Won

1-0

Arsenal

3-2-2, 8 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 56,860

🟩 8 Sep 1951, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 28' |

Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 28' |

Fixture List

🟥 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

🟩 25 Aug 1951, Villa 4-1 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 27 Aug 1951, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 1 Sep 1951, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

Division One

🟩 5 Sep 1951, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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🟩 8 Sep 1951, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 10 Sep 1951, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Division One

🟥 19 Sep 1951, Villa 1-3 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Division One

🟩 22 Sep 1951, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 29 Sep 1951, Villa 0-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

Division One

🟥 6 Oct 1951, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

🟥 13 Oct 1951, Villa 2-5 United, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 20 Oct 1951, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

🟩 27 Oct 1951, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 3 Nov 1951, Villa 1-2 Burnley, Turf Moor

Division One

🟥 10 Nov 1951, Villa 0-2 Charlton, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 17 Nov 1951, Villa 2-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Division One

🟩 24 Nov 1951, Villa 2-0 Boro, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 1 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

🟨 8 Dec 1951, Villa 2-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 15 Dec 1951, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 22 Dec 1951, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

🟨 25 Dec 1951, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 26 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Division One

🟥 12 Jan 1952, Villa 2-4 Newcastle, St James'

FA Cup

🟩 19 Jan 1952, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 16 Feb 1952, Villa 2-3 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 1 Mar 1952, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

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🟥 8 Mar 1952, Villa 0-3 Spurs, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 15 Mar 1952, Villa 2-2 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

🟩 22 Mar 1952, Villa 4-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 5 Apr 1952, Villa 4-1 Fulham, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 12 Apr 1952, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

🟨 14 Apr 1952, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Division One

🟩 15 Apr 1952, Villa 7-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 19 Apr 1952, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 24 Apr 1952, Villa 1-0 Charlton, The Valley

Division One

🟥 26 Apr 1952, Villa 1-6 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

On This Day

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George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Game #2172

Match Record

Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 8 September 1951

Game Record

Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: R. C. Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Swindon, 1948-1952
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥

Total 🕒 72 | 🟩 W34 (47% ) | 🟨 D13 | 🇺(65% ) | 🟥 L25 (35% ) | ⚽ 130 | 🥅 107 | GD 23

Trophy Cabinet

Aston Villa

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

Arsenal

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1949–50

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Billy Goffin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal

Officials

Referee: R. C. Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Swindon, 1948-1952
Linesmen: C. J. Lawley; R. C. Bladon

Officials

Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Match Stats

Not recorded

Line Up & Subs

Aston Villa

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Arsenal

Tom Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GK George Swindin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ray Daniel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Wally Barnes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Lionel Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Forbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Don Roper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Freddie Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Cliff Holton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jimmy Logie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Doug Lishman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Team News

Aston Villa

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

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

Arsenal

Not Recorded

Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

Goalkeepers
GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |

Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfiedlers
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Arsenal

Goalkeepers
GK George Swindin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Ray Daniel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Wally Barnes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Lionel Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Dave Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Forbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Wingers
W Don Roper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Freddie Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
CF Cliff Holton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jimmy Logie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Doug Lishman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |