Game #2240
Aston Villa
8-9-10, 25 PTS

Wednesday, 18 February 1953
15th=
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 Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Substitutes
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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
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
None

Won
6-0
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 2' | Davy Walsh | 36' | 83' | Johnny Dixon | 48' | Tommy Thompson | 68' | Billy Goffin | 71' |
Assist(s) | Ken Roberts | 36' | Tommy Thompson | 48' | Billy Goffin | 68' | Davy Walsh | 71' | Danny Blanchflower | 83' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Jimmy Stephen
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Ken Roberts
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 3-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 4-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 5-0, Billy Goffin, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 6-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-0 Portsmouth
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1953

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:

Division One
Portsmouth
9-7-13, 25 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 15,181
Uprichard, Ferrier, Stephen, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Phillips, Harris, Reid, Reagan, Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |

Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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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: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Davy Walsh scores two and creates one for his sixth goal in four game as George Martin's Villa hammer Portsmouth at Villa Park to make it eight wins, nine draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.
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