Game #2254
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 April 1953
Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 29,917
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
Cardiff City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Johnny Dixon, scored his third in two games to help Villa to a second successive victory, Saturday, 25 April 1953.
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Saturday, 25 April 1953
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa record successive wins to make it thirteen wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 25 April 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 30 🟥 39 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Cardiff City
TEAM NEWS
George Martin names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
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 |
MANAGER
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Sherwood, Mansell, Hollyman, Montgomery, Edwards, Chisholm, Williams, Tiddy, Grant (g).
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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