Game #2248
Aston Villa
10-11-13, 31 PTS

Saturday, 28 March 1953
13th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

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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 | 8 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
Team News
Albert Vinall, Larry Canning, Norman Lockhart, Davy Walsh and Amos Moss replace Peter Aldis, Dicky Dorsett, Colin Gibson, Herbert Smith and Billy Goffin.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Won
3-1
🟩 28 Mar 1953, Villa 3-1 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 19' | 84' | Davy Walsh | 75' |
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 75' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Morrison
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
⚽ | 84' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace
🕒 | FT Preston North End 1-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 28 March 1953

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1952-1963
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1952-1963
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:

Division One
Preston North End
17-9-8, 43 PTS

Deepdale
Attendance: 21,385
Thompson, Scott, Marston, Dunn, Cunningham, Docherty, Baxter, Wayman, Morrison (g), Lewis, Foster.
Manager: Scott Symon.
Scot Symon | 🏴 |

Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
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Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Derek Pace scores a brace to help Villa to a first win in four and it is an impressive one at title challengers Preston.
Villa make it ten wins, eleven draws and thirteen defeats in thirty four division one games so far in 1952-53 and climb to 13th in the table.
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