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Game #2192

Aston Villa

11-6-9, 28 PTS

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Saturday, 29 December 1951

10th

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

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

Matchday Squad:

None

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

Not recorded

  • 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.

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Lost

1-2

🟥 29 Dec 1951, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 42' |

Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 42' |

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 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

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

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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: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

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

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 |

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

133

133

🔥

1

0

🟩

47

🟨

38

🟥

48

5

🥅

29

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

19

19

🔥

5

0

🟩

6

🟨

8

🟥

5

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

232

232

🔥

4

4

🟩

91

🟨

59

🟥

82

LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

217

217

🔥

33

16

🟩

81

🟨

58

🟥

78

M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

37

37

🔥

0

0

🟩

18

🟨

9

🟥

10

M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

32

32

🔥

1

1

🟩

10

🟨

8

🟥

14

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

128

128

🔥

35

19

🟩

54

🟨

35

🟥

39

W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

37

37

🔥

7

6

🟩

17

🟨

10

🟥

10

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

157

157

🔥

59

25

🟩

59

🟨

40

🟥

58

CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

58

58

🔥

19

12

🟩

22

🟨

15

🟥

21

CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

22

22

🔥

5

5

🟩

10

🟨

4

🟥

8

🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Division One

Manchester City

11-5-9, 27 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 37,319

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

Manager: Les McDowall.

Les McDowall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

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

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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