Game #2256
Aston Villa
Friday, 1 May 1953
Lost
11th
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 16,809
Newcastle United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 1 May 1953
ON THIS DAY
George Martin's Villa lose the final game of the season to end in 11th place in division one having recorded fourteen wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats across forty two matches.
Meanwhile, left back Dicky Dorsett made his final appearance for Villa. Dorsett had played for Villa between 1946-47 and 1952-53 making 270 appearances and scoring 27 goals.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Friday, 1 May 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 30 🟥 40 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
George Martin | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Newcastle United
TEAM NEWS
Ken Roberts and Dicky Dorsett replace Amos Moss and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
M Larry Canning |
M Danny Blanchflower |
W Colin Gibson |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Tommy Thompson |
F Ken Roberts |
MANAGER
Newcastle United
Simpson, Crowe, Cowell, Batty, Harvey, Foukes, Brennan, Milburn (g), Mulgrew, Hannah, Mitchell.
Manager: Stan Seymour.
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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