Aston Villa
9-10-12, 28 PTS
Saturday, 14 March 1953
1952-53
16th=
Lost
1-4
Manchester City
10-5-17, 25 PTS
Division One
Maine Road
Attendance: 32,552
On This Day
Saturday, 14 March 1953
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๐ฅ 14 Mar 1953, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Tommy Thompson | 60' |
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 80' |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2245
Match Record
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 14 March 1953
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Jack Sherlock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1947-1957
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Total ๐ 74 | ๐ฉ 30 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 129 | ๐ฅ
125 |
League ๐ 68 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 26 | โฝ 120 | ๐ฅ
112 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 38 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 83 | ๐ฅ
39 |
Away ๐ 35 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 45 | ๐ฅ
64 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Dennis Parsons and Billy Goffin replace Ken Jones and Johnny Dixon.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 15' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City) Spurdle
๐ | HT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 50' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City) Spurdle
๐ฅ
| 53' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City) Spurdle
โฝ | 80' Goal, 1-3, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
๐ฅ
| 82' Goal, 1-4, (Manchester City) Anders
๐ | FT Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
Line Up & Subs
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Trautmann, Whitfield, Hannaway, Branagan, Ewing, Paul, Cunliffe, Spurdle (g) (g) (g). McCourt, Broadis, Anders (g).
Manager: Les McDowell.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: Jack Sherlock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1947-1957
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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48
โ
48
โฝ
๐ฅ
1
0
๐ฉ
21
๐จ
10
๐ฅ
17
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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Sub 1
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๐
๐
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Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
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๐
๐
โฝ
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Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
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๐
๐
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Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
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Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1952-53
First Team Squad
Matchday Programme
League Table

