Game #2239
Aston Villa

Saturday, 14 February 1953
5th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Substitutes
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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
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Team News
Billy Goffin and Ken Roberts replace Norman Lockhart and Colin Gibson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 20' | Davy Walsh | 37' | 65' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Billy Goffin
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 1-1, (Rotherham United), Shaw
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-1, Davy Walsh
🕒 | HT Rotherham United 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65' Goal, 3-1, Davy Walsh
🕒 | FT Rotherham United 1-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 14 February 1953

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5 Games: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
FA Cup
Rotherham United

Millmoor
Attendance: 19,964
Quairney
Selkirk
Warner
Edwards
Noble
D. Williams
Grainger
Guest
Shaw
Rawson
White
Andy Smailes | 🏴 |

Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Davy Walsh scores his fourth goal in three games as Villa win at Millmoor in the fifth round of the FA Cup/
George Martin's Villa beat second division Rotherham to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup.
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