Aston Villa

11-6-9, 28 PTS

Saturday, 29 December 1951

1951-52

10th

Lost

1-2

Manchester City

11-5-9, 27 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 37,319

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Saturday, 29 December 1951

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

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 42' |

Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 42' |

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Game #2192

Match Record

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

Game Record

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

Head to Head

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 |

Villa Trophy Cabinet

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

Head to Head

Opposition Trophy Cabinet

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

Team News

Unavailable

None

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

Line Up & Subs

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Jack Rigby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Hannaway | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Ken Branagan | 🇮🇪 |
M Roy Paul | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Jimmy Meadows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Frank McCourt | 🇬🇧 |
F Ivor Broadis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Williamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Roy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Don Revie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Officials

Referee: Tommy Glendenning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1951
Linesmen: F. J. Lay; A. E. W. Southorn

Officials

Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Matchday Squads

Goalkeepers
GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |

Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Goalkeepers
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |

Defenders
CB Jack Rigby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Ken Branagan | 🇮🇪 |

Midfielders
M Jack Hannaway | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Roy Paul | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Frank McCourt | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Jimmy Meadows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Roy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Forwards
F Ivor Broadis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Williamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Don Revie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |