Aston Villa
5-4-5, 14 PTS
Saturday, 1 November 1952
1952-53
10th=
Won
4-1
Stoke
4-1-10, 9 PTS
Division One
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 26,659
๐ฉ 1 Nov 1952, Villa 4-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 51' | 67' | 88' | Danny Blanchflower | 77' |
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 51' | 88' | Stan Lynn | 67' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 1 November 1952
Johnny Dixon scores a hat-trick on his return to the side after eight weeks out with injury.
Villa concede for the first time in four games but hammer Stoke on their own patch to go seven unbeaten and climb to joint 10th.
Villa make it five wins, four draws and five defeats in fourteen division one games so far in 1952-53.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2223
Match Record
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 1 November 1952
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: John Bowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Huddersfield, 1949-1953
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 66 | ๐ฉ W37 (56% ) | ๐จ D13 | ๐บ(76% ) | ๐ฅ L16 (24% ) | โฝ 139 | ๐ฅ 76 | GD 63
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Stoke
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
๐ | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 51' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
โฝ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Stan Lynn
๐ฅ
| 71โ Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Smyth
โฝ | 77' Goal, 3-1, Danny Blanchflower
โฝ | 88' Goal, 4-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
๐ | FT Stoke City 1-4 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: John Bowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Huddersfield, 1949-1953
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Stoke
Frank Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Robertson, McCue, Bourne, Farrow, Thomson, Sellars, Smyth (g), Siddall, Oscroft, McClelland, Finney.
Manager: Frank Taylor.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 7 |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Johnny Dixon replaces Norman Lockhart.
Stoke
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Stoke
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1952-53
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