Aston Villa
11-6-8, 28 PTS
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
1951-52
7th=
Won
2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-7-8, 23 PTS
Division One
Molineux
Attendance: 45,803
๐ฉ 26 Dec 1951, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Scorer(s) | Herbert Smith | 3' | Tommy Thompson | 38' |
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 3' |
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
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Wednesday, 26 December 1951
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George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2191
Match Record
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 65 | ๐ฉ W30 (46% ) | ๐จ D16 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L19 (29% ) | โฝ 137 | ๐ฅ 108 | GD 29
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1948-49
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Officials
Referee: Joe Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Arnold, 1951-1961
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 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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stan Cullis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Parsons, Wright, Chatham, Guttridge, Short, Baxter (ex), Walker, Smith (ex) (g), Pye, Wilshaw (g), Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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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
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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
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F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #430 |
Forward
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