Game #2210
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 August 1952
Lost
WWWLL
Division One
Attendance: 50,930
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Davy Walsh, scored Villa's first of the season but Villa lose on the opening day, Saturday, 23 August 1952.
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Saturday, 23 August 1952
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa open the season with defeat to Arsenal at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Saturday, 23 August 1952
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Martin |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Martin
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
W Colin Gibson |
W Billy Goffin |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
Arsenal
Swindlin, Wade, Daniel, Smith, Mercer, Shaw, Oakes (g), Forbes, Lishman (g), Roper, Goring.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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