Aston Villa

15-8-12, 38 PTS

Saturday, 22 March 1952

1951-52

6th=

Won

4-1

Burnley

13-9-13, 35 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 31,128

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Saturday, 22 March 1952

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🟩 22 Mar 1952, Villa 4-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 6' | Ken Roberts | 32' | Davy Walsh | 66' | Tommy Thompson | 89' |

Assist(s) | Tommy Thompson | 6' | Davy Walsh | 32' | Ken Roberts | 89' |

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Game #2202

Match Record

Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 22 March 1952

Game Record

Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Harry Beacock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Scunthorpe, 1951-1954
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Total 🕒 68 | 🟩 W32 (47% ) | 🟨 D15 | 🇺(69% ) | 🟥 L21 (31% ) | ⚽ 153 | 🥅 118 | GD 35

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: 1920-21

Team News

Unavailable

None

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Ken Roberts makes his debut in place of Colin Gibson.

Squad News

Debut Appearances

🟢 F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #430 | Signing from Crewe Villa

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Ken Roberts
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 32' Goal, 2-0, Ken Roberts, Assist by Davy Walsh
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
🚑 | 46' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Burnley), Reg Attwell
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-1, (Burnley), Dicky Dorsett o.g.
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-1, Davy Walsh
🚑 | 80' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Burnley), Bill Holden, fractured leg
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken Roberts
🚑 | 89' Player retires from field of play with injury, Ken Roberts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Burnley

Line Up & Subs

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🚑 | ❌ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Frank Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

GK Joe McNulty | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tommy Cummings (mg) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jock Aird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Harold Mather | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Reg Attwell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jackie Chew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bill Holden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Officials

Referee: Harry Beacock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Scunthorpe, 1951-1954
Linesmen: R. S. Lloyd; A. L. Burnham

Officials

Referee Profile

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Matchday Squads

Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

Goalkeepers
GK Joe McNulty | 🇮🇪 |

Defenders
CB Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Jock Aird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Harold Mather | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Reg Attwell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Les Shannon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Adamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Jackie Chew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
CF Bill Holden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |