Game #2255
Aston Villa
14-13-14, 41 PTS
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
10th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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
Goalkeepers
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
Team News
George Martin names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 6' | Davy Walsh | 27' |
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 6' | Danny Blanchflower | 27' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Danny Blanchflower, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: W. J. Edwards | 🏴 | Yeovil, 1949-1953
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: W. J. Edwards | 🏴 | Yeovil, 1949-1953
Linesmen: W. S. Barker; S. J. Dowse
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 21 | 🟩 W11 (52% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L9 (43% ) | ⚽ 35 | 🥅 26 | GD 9
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Cardiff City
14-12-15, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,876
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
D John Frowen | 🏴 |
CB Stan Montgomery | 🏴 |
FB Alf Sherwood | 🏴 |
M Ken Hollyman | 🏴 |
W Mike Tiddy | 🏴 |
W Peter Thomas | 🏴 |
F Tommy Northcott | 🏴 |
F Ken Chisholm | 🏴 |
F Doug Blair | 🏴 |
F Roley Williams | 🏴 |
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Graham Vearncombe | 🏴 |
Defenders
D John Frowen | 🏴 |
CB Stan Montgomery | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Alf Sherwood | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ken Hollyman | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Mike Tiddy | 🏴 |
W Peter Thomas | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Tommy Northcott | 🏴 |
F Ken Chisholm | 🏴 |
F Doug Blair | 🏴 |
F Roley Williams | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa face Cardiff in successive games, win for the third successive game and have now lost just once in their last 9 games.
Davy Walsh, scored to help Villa secure a third successive League win, Wednesday, 29 April 1953.
George Martin's Villa record three successive League wins for the first time this season to make it fourteen wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty one division one games in 1952-53.
Villa climb to a season high of 10th.
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