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Game #2192

Aston Villa

Saturday, 29 December 1951

Aston Villa

1-2

Manchester City

Division One

Manchester City

Villa Park

Attendance: 37,319

Lost

DDDWL

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

KEY MAN

Johnny Dixon, scored his second in three but Villa lose for the first time in nine, Saturday, 29 December 1951.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 29 December 1951

ON THIS DAY

George Martin's Villa see their unbeaten run end as they lose for the first time in nine to make it eleven wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty six division one games so far this season.

Aston Villa

Manchester City

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Manchester City

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 29 December 1951

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DDDWL |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 51 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 13 🟥 18 | 1.43

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Amos Moss replaces Frank Moss whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Con Martin |
FB Harry Parkes |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
FB Stan Lynn |
M Amos Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Billy Goffin |
W Herbert Smith |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Johnny Dixon |

MANAGER

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

Trautmann, Rigby, Hannaway, Branagan, Paul, Meadows (g), McCourt, Broadis, Williamson (g), Clarke, Revie.

Manager: Les McDowall.

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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