Game #2202
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 March 1952
Won
LDLDW
Division One
Attendance: 31,128
Burnley
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Burnley
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored for the eleventh time in thirteen games as Villa beat Burnley, Saturday, 22 March 1952.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 March 1952
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa win for the first time in five to make it fifteen wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in thirty five division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, forward Ken Roberts made a goalscoring debut after moving from Cardiff City in June 1951.
Aston Villa
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 22 March 1952
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDLDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 15 🟥 22 | 1.43
Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
TEAM NEWS
Ken Roberts makes his debut in place of Colin Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Harry Parkes |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
FB Stan Lynn |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Billy Goffin |
W Ken Roberts |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Johnny Dixon |
Burnley
McNulty, Aird, Mather, Attwell, Cummings, Shannon (g), Adamson, Chew, Holden, Morris, Elliott.
Manager: Frank Hill.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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