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Game #2193

Aston Villa

11-6-10, 28 PTS

Saturday, 5 January 1952

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Lost

11th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Division One

Arsenal

14-6-7, 34 PTS

Highbury

Attendance: 51,540

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Arsenal

2-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Tommy Thompson | 8' |

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 January 1952

⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 37' Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa

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

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 January 1952
  • Johnny Dixon scores for the third time in four but Villa lose consecutive games.

  • Despite taking an early lead at Highuiry George Martin's Villa lose successive matches to make it eleven wins, six draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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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

Arsenal

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1949–50

FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
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Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩

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

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 5 January 1952

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🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: R. C. Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Swindon, 1948-1952
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

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: R. C. Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Swindon, 1948-1952

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

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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

Tom Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Arsenal

Swindin, Daniel, Barnes, Smith, Mercer, Forbes, Lishman, Roper (g) (g), Goring, Cox, Logie.

Manager: Tom Whittaker.

Line Ups

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Substitutes

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

UNAVAILABLE
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None

UNAVAILABLE
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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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🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 5 Jan 1952, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH VIDEO
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