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Game #2233

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 10 January 1953

3rd Round

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |

Wingers
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

Unavailable

Injury | 6 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Dicky Dorsett replaces Amos Moss.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

3-1

🟩 10 Jan 1953, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 16' | Tommy Thompson | 26' | Colin Gibson | 65' |

Assist(s) | Ken Roberts | 16' | 26' | 65' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Ken Roberts
⚽ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Ken Roberts
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 65' Goal, 3-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Ken Roberts
🥅 | 74' Goal, 3-1, (Middlesbrough), Arthur Fitzsimons
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough

Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #24 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 10 January 1953

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: J. H. Clough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

Officials

Referee: J. H. Clough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton
Linesmen: D. R. Wildman; E. J. Hall

Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 71 | 🟩 W36 (51% ) | 🟨 D14 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L21 (30% ) | ⚽ 150 | 🥅 104 | GD 46

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

FA Cup

Middlesbrough

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Villa Park

Attendance: 49,358

GK Rolando Ugolini | 🇮🇹 |
CB George Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Dick Robinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Francis Muholland | 🇬🇧 |
M Ronnie Dicks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Geoff Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Arthur Fitzsimons | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
F Wilf Mannion | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ollie Norris | 🇬🇧 |
F Alex McCrae | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Walter Rowley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Rolando Ugolini | 🇮🇹 |

Defenders
CB George Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Ray Bilcliff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Dick Robinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Francis Muholland | 🇬🇧 |
M Ronnie Dicks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Geoff Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Arthur Fitzsimons | 🇮🇪 |
F Wilf Mannion | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ollie Norris | 🇬🇧 |
F Alex McCrae | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png
On This Day
  • Tommy Thompson scores for the fifth successive game and Ken Roberts contributes a hat-trick of assists as Villa beat Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup.

Starting XI
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

54

54

🔥

6

1

🟩

20

🟨

18

🟥

16

CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

245

245

🔥

3

2

🟩

95

🟨

62

🟥

88

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

271

271

🔥

4

4

🟩

107

🟨

67

🟥

97

LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

255

255

🔥

34

17

🟩

96

🟨

67

🟥

92

M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

77

77

🔥

1

5

🟩

34

🟨

18

🟥

25

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

161

161

🔥

40

24

🟩

70

🟨

42

🟥

49

W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

111

111

🔥

19

19

🟩

40

🟨

34

🟥

37

F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

24

24

🔥

5

8

🟩

11

🟨

7

🟥

6

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

191

191

🔥

82

28

🟩

73

🟨

46

🟥

72

CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

79

79

🔥

29

17

🟩

30

🟨

19

🟥

30

Substitutes
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🔥

GK Sub

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🟥

🥅

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🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
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