Aston Villa
8-1-6, 17 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1951
1951-52
6th=
Won
3-2
Preston North End
7-2-6, 16 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,504
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1951, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 20' | Johnny Dixon | 30' | Colin Gibson | 58' |
Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 20' | Colin Gibson | 30' | Les Smith | 58' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 18 Aug 1951, Villa 2-5 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Aug 1951, Villa 4-1 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Aug 1951, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 1 Sep 1951, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Sep 1951, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Sep 1951, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Sep 1951, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Sep 1951, Villa 1-3 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Sep 1951, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Sep 1951, Villa 0-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Oct 1951, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Oct 1951, Villa 2-5 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Oct 1951, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1951, Villa 3-2 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Nov 1951, Villa 1-2 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Nov 1951, Villa 0-2 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 17 Nov 1951, Villa 2-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Nov 1951, Villa 2-0 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐จ 8 Dec 1951, Villa 2-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 15 Dec 1951, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 22 Dec 1951, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐จ 25 Dec 1951, Villa 3-3 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Jan 1952, Villa 2-4 Newcastle, St James'
FA Cup
๐ฉ 19 Jan 1952, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Feb 1952, Villa 2-3 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 1 Mar 1952, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Mar 1952, Villa 0-3 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 15 Mar 1952, Villa 2-2 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Mar 1952, Villa 4-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Apr 1952, Villa 4-1 Fulham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Apr 1952, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐จ 14 Apr 1952, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Apr 1952, Villa 7-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Apr 1952, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Apr 1952, Villa 1-0 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Apr 1952, Villa 1-6 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 27 October 1951
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George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2181
Match Record
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 27 October 1951
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Archie Murdoch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1949-1960
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Preston: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ W38 (51% ) | ๐จ D5 | ๐บ(57% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (43% ) | โฝ 139 | ๐ฅ 118 | GD 21
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Preston North End
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1937โ38
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Harry Parkes
โฝ | 30' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
โฝ | 58' Goal, 3-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Les Smith
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 3-1, (Preston North End, pen), Tom Finney
๐ฅ
| 88' Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End), Charlie Wayman
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Preston North End
Officials
Referee: Archie Murdoch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1949-1960
Linesmen: E. R. Hill; W. J. H. Oakley
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Preston North End
Will Scott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Jimmy Gooch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Joe Marston | ๐ฆ๐บ |
D Willie Cunningham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Tommy Docherty (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Bill Scott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Willie Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Willie Forbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Angus Morrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Bobby Beattie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Charlie Wayman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Tom Finney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 5 |
GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Colin Gibson, Amos Moss, Tommy Thompson and Davy Walsh replace Dicky Dorsett, Billy Goffin, Herbert Smith and Derek Pace.
Preston North End
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Preston North End
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Gooch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Joe Marston | ๐ฆ๐บ |
D Willie Cunningham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Tommy Docherty (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Bill Scott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Willie Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Willie Forbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Angus Morrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Bobby Beattie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Charlie Wayman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tom Finney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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Sub 4
๐ฉ
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Sub 2
๐ฉ
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Sub 3
๐ฉ
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Sub 5
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1951-52
First Team Squad
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #422 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #428 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #421 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #429 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #426 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | #427 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | #424 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |
Forward
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