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Game #2239

Aston Villa

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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
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 3 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Billy Goffin and Ken Roberts replace Norman Lockhart and Colin Gibson.

Not recorded

  • 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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Won

3-1

🟩 14 Feb 1953, Villa 3-1 Rotherham, Millmoor
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

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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: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Monmouth, 1948-1956

Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: None

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
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🟥
🟥
🥅
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
42
🟩
19
🟨
0
42
🟨
9
🟥
0
1
🟥
14
0
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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250
🟩
97
🟨
0
250
🟨
64
🟥
1
3
🟥
89
2
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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277
🟩
109
🟨
0
277
🟨
70
🟥
0
4
🟥
98
4
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
261
🟩
98
🟨
0
261
🟨
70
🟥
0
34
🟥
93
17
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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163
🟩
71
🟨
0
163
🟨
43
🟥
0
41
🟥
49
24
F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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28
🟩
12
🟨
0
28
🟨
10
🟥
0
5
🟥
6
8
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
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54
🟩
21
🟨
0
54
🟨
11
🟥
0
16
🟥
22
14
Sub 2
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Player Profile
Sub 4
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Player Profile
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
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83
🟩
36
🟨
0
83
🟨
21
🟥
0
1
🟥
26
5
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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197
🟩
75
🟨
0
197
🟨
49
🟥
0
82
🟥
73
31
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
85
🟩
32
🟨
0
85
🟨
22
🟥
0
31
🟥
31
17
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile

FA Cup

Rotherham United

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Millmoor

Attendance: 19,964

Quairney
Selkirk
Warner
Edwards
Noble
D. Williams
Grainger
Guest
Shaw
Rawson
White

Andy Smailes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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