Game #2217
Aston Villa
2-1-5, 5 PTS

Saturday, 20 September 1952
19th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ข | โฝ |
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Full Backs
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Wingers
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 9 |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Team News
Billy Goffin, Norman Lockhart (ex) and Derek Pace replace Frank Moss, Davy Walsh and Peter McParland.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | #432 | ยฃ15,500 signing from Coventry
Final Appearances
๐ด GK Graham Cordell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1951-52 ๐ 5 | โ 5 ๐ (-) | ๐ฅ 2.00 | โ 0% | ๐บ - | #429 |
On This Day
Villa stop a run of four defeats to take a 3-1 lead against reigning champions Manchester United by two penalties in two minutes awarded to the visitors by referee Holland gift them a way back into the match they didn't deserve to be in.
Norman Lockhart, scored on debut to help Villa end a four game losing streak, Saturday, 20 September 1952.
George Martin's Villa end a run of four successive defeats and score for the first time in three to draw at Villa Park.
Villa make it two wins, one draw and five defeats in eight division one games so far this season.
Winger Norman Lockhart made a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Coventry City earlier this month
Goalkeeper Graham Cordell made his fifth and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Rochdale in May 1953.
Starting XI

Drew
3-3
๐จ 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Norman Lockhart | 27' | Derek Pace | 49' | Ken Roberts | 54' |
Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 27' | Colin Gibson | 49' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Norman Lockhart
โฝ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Billy Goffin
๐ฅ
| 34โ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Johnny Downie
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
โฝ | 49' Goal, 2-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Colin Gibson
โฝ | 54' Goal, 3-1, Ken Roberts
๐ | 71' Referee Holland awards a penalty against Dicky Dorsett for what was clearly an accidental handball
๐ฅ
| 71โ Goal, 3-2, (Manchester United, pen), Jack Rowley
๐ | 73' Referee Holland awards a penalty against Con Martin for handling
๐ฅ
| 73โ Goal, 3-3, (Manchester United, pen), Jack Rowley
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Manchester United
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Saturday, 20 September 1952
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
Linesmen: E. J. Hall; T. H. White
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 62 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 117 | ๐ฅ
114 |
League ๐ 57 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 109 | ๐ฅ
98 |
FA Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
16 |
Home ๐ 31 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 9 | โฝ 78 | ๐ฅ
50 |
Away ๐ 31 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 18 | โฝ 39 | ๐ฅ
64 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,490
GK Ray Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Tommy McNulty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Roger Byrne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Don Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Downie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Matt Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1951-52
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Ray Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Tommy McNulty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Roger Byrne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Don Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Johnny Downie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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