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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

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

None

Final Appearances

None

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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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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

Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: None

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 1 | GD 2

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

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

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

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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

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

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

42

42

🔥

1

0

🟩

19

🟨

9

🟥

14

CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

250

250

🔥

3

2

🟩

97

🟨

64

🟥

89

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

277

277

🔥

4

4

🟩

109

🟨

70

🟥

98

LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

261

261

🔥

34

17

🟩

98

🟨

70

🟥

93

M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
🕒

83

83

🔥

1

5

🟩

36

🟨

21

🟥

26

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

163

163

🔥

41

24

🟩

71

🟨

43

🟥

49

F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

197

197

🔥

82

31

🟩

75

🟨

49

🟥

73

F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

28

28

🔥

5

8

🟩

12

🟨

10

🟥

6

CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

85

85

🔥

31

17

🟩

32

🟨

22

🟥

31

CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

54

54

🔥

16

14

🟩

21

🟨

11

🟥

22

Substitutes
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GK Sub

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🥅

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Sub 1

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🕒

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Sub 2

🟩

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🕒

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Sub 3

🟩

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Sub 4

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🔁

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Sub 5

🟩

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🟥

Match Media
What they Said

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