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Game #2192

Aston Villa

11-6-9, 28 PTS

Saturday, 29 December 1951

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Lost

10th

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Division One

Manchester City

11-5-9, 27 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 37,319

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Aston Villa

1-2

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Manchester City

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Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 42' |

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 1951

🥅 | 13’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Meadows
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Davy Walsh
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Williamson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1951
  • Villa somehow lose despite having all the game against a fortunate Manchester City side as Johnny Dixon scores his second in three but lose for the first time in nine.

  • Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty six division one games so far this season.

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Manchester City

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

FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨

Total 🕒 72 | 🟩 30 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 128 | 🥅 121 |
League 🕒 66 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 119 | 🥅 108 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 37 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 83 | 🥅 39 |
Away 🕒 34 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 22 | ⚽ 44 | 🥅 62 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 29 December 1951

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🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Tommy Glendenning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1951
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tommy Glendenning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1951

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

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

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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Aston Villa

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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.

Line Ups

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

Squad Bios

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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None

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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