Aston Villa
10-11-13, 31 PTS
Saturday, 28 March 1953
1952-53
13th=
Won
3-1
Preston North End
17-9-8, 43 PTS
Division One
Deepdale
Attendance: 21,385
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1953, Villa 3-1 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Derek Pace | 19' | 84' | Davy Walsh | 75' |
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 75' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 28 March 1953
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.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2248
Match Record
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 28 March 1953
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Preston: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 78 | ๐ฉ W40 (51% ) | ๐จ D6 | ๐บ(59% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (41% ) | โฝ 145 | ๐ฅ 121 | GD 24
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Preston North End
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1937โ38
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 19' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace
๐ | HT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 49' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Morrison
โฝ | 75' Goal, 2-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
โฝ | 84' Goal, 1-0, Derek Pace
๐ | FT Preston North End 1-3 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Arthur Holland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1952-1963
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1950-1953
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Ken Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Preston North End
Scot Symon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Thompson, Scott, Marston, Dunn, Cunningham, Docherty, Baxter, Wayman, Morrison (g), Lewis, Foster.
Manager: Scott Symon.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 8 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Albert Vinall, Larry Canning, Norman Lockhart, Davy Walsh and Amos Moss replace Peter Aldis, Dicky Dorsett, Colin Gibson, Herbert Smith and Billy Goffin.
Preston North End
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Preston North End
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1952-53
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