Game #2191
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
Won
DDDDW
Division One
Attendance: 45,803
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tommy Thompson, scored to help Villa to a first win in five and extend their unbeaten run to eight, Wednesday, 26 December 1951.
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Wednesday, 26 December 1951
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa win for the first time in five to extend their unbeaten run to eight and make it eleven wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty five division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1948-49
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 13 🟥 17 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Con Martin |
FB Harry Parkes |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Billy Goffin |
W Herbert Smith |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Johnny Dixon |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Parsons, Wright, Chatham, Guttridge, Short, Baxter (ex), Walker, Smith (ex) (g), Pye, Wilshaw (g), Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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