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Game #2218

Aston Villa

2-2-5, 6 PTS

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Saturday, 27 September 1952

20th

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Ken Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 8 |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Ken Jones, Peter Aldis, Frank Moss and Davy Walsh replace Graham Cordell, Harry Parkes, Con Martin and Billy Goffin.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Drew

1-1

๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 1952, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Ken Roberts | 2' |

Assist(s) | Derek Pace | 2' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Ken Roberts, Assist by Derek Pace (65 Seconds)
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 89โ€™ Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth), Gordon
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 27 September 1952

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Arthur Blythe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1947-1952
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

Officials

Referee: Arthur Blythe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1947-1952

Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 37 | ๐ŸŸฉ W15 (41% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D9 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(65% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L13 (35% ) | โšฝ 69 | ๐Ÿฅ… 65 | GD 4

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

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Division One

Portsmouth

2-5-3, 9 PTS

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Fratton Park

Attendance: 35,935

Butler, Stephen, Scoular, Dickinson, Thompson, Phillips, Harris, Dale, Gordon (g), Froggatt, Henderson.

Manager: Eddie Lever.

Eddie Lever | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1949-50

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Keith Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

75

โœ…

75

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

33

โ›”

14

๐Ÿฅ…

132

RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

39

โœ…

39

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

0

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

13

๐ŸŸฅ

12

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

230

โœ…

230

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

2

๐ŸŸฉ

89

๐ŸŸจ

57

๐ŸŸฅ

84

LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

242

โœ…

242

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

34

17

๐ŸŸฉ

91

๐ŸŸจ

63

๐ŸŸฅ

88

LB Peter Aldis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

36

โœ…

36

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

17

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

13

M Danny Blanchflower | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

63

โœ…

63

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

28

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

21

W Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

99

โœ…

99

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

16

19

๐ŸŸฉ

34

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

35

W Norman Lockhart | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

2

โœ…

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

0

F Ken Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

12

โœ…

12

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

2

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

4

CF Davy Walsh | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

44

โœ…

44

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

13

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

17

CF Derek Pace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

14

โœ…

14

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

2

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

5

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Ken Roberts scores after just 65 seconds and Portsmouth equalise with 60 seconds left to play as Villa secure a second successive draw after a run of four defeats.

  • Villa are now without a victory in six as they make it two wins, two draws and five defeats in nine division one games so far in 1952-53.

  • Villa fall back to 20th.

What they Said

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