Game #2191
Aston Villa
11-6-8, 28 PTS

Wednesday, 26 December 1951
7th=
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Tommy Thompson scores to help Villa to a first win in five and extend their unbeaten run to eight.
Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty five division one games so far in 1951-52.
Starting XI

Won
2-1
๐ฉ 26 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Scorer(s) | Herbert Smith | 3' | Tommy Thompson | 38' |
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 3' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Herbert Smith, Assist by Davy Walsh
โฝ | 38' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson
๐ | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 90' Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers, pen), Smith
๐ | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Joe Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Arnold, 1951-1961
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Joe Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Arnold, 1951-1961
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-7-8, 23 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 45,803
Parsons, Wright, Chatham, Guttridge, Short, Baxter (ex), Walker, Smith (ex) (g), Pye, Wilshaw (g), Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
Stan Cullis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1948-49
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1951-52
Playing Squad




























