Game #2253
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 April 1953
Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 26,654
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-3
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored a brace to help Villa earn a first win in four, Saturday, 18 April 1953.
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Saturday, 18 April 1953
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa win for the first time in four to make it twelve wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty nine division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 18 April 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.42
Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss |
M Larry Canning |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
W Colin Gibson |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Johnny Dixon |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Kenny, Curtis, Davies, O’Donnell, Gannon, Quixall, Slater, Woodhead, Marriott (g), Sewell (ex) (g).
Manager: Eric Taylor.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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