Game #2196
Aston Villa
13-6-10, 32 PTS
Saturday, 26 January 1952


Won
7th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
9-12-8, 30 PTS
Anfield
Attendance: 39,774
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 40' |
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 January 1952
🚑 | 15' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Liverpool), Hughes
🚑 | Player returns to field of play, (Liverpool), Hughes
🥅 | 31' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Liddell
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Colin Gibson, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | HT Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Liverpool), Hughes
🕒 | FT Liverpool 1-2 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
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 January 1952
Johnny Dixon scores for the seventh time in seven games to earn Villa a second successive win.
Villa make it thirteen wins, six draws and ten defeats in twenty nine division one games so far this in 1951-52.
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

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
Liverpool


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 26 January 1952
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🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: A. Brown | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1951-1952
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. Brown | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1951-1952
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.
Not recorded
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Welsh | 🏴 |

Liverpool
Crossley, Williams, Parr, Lambert, Paisley, Hughes, Payne, Heydon, Taylor, Balmer, Liddell (g).
Don Welsh.
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 26 Jan 1952, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

