Game #2179
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 October 1951
Lost
LWLLL
Division One
Attendance: 47,765
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-5
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Billy Goffin, scored but Villa lose a third consecutive game as their early season form evaporates, Saturday, 13 October 1951.
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Saturday, 13 October 1951
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa lose for the third successive game and the fourth time in five matches to make it seven wins, one draw and five defeats in thirteen division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joe Rutherford made his final appearance for Villa having played for the club since 1938-39 and 1951-52 making 156 appearances.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1947-48
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 13 October 1951
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-5 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 8 🟥 14 | 1.47
Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Joe Rutherford returns from injury to replace defender Con Martin in goal whilst Larry Canning replaces Davy Walsh.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
FB Peter Aldis |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Larry Canning |
W Billy Goffin |
W Herbert Smith |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
Manchester United
Allen, Redman, McNulty, Chilton, Gibson, Cockburn, Downie, Rowley (g) (g), Pearson (g) (g), Bond (g), Berry.
Manager: Matt Busby.
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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