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Game #2257

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

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Wednesday, 19 August 1953

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |

Management Committee 1953
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

Not recorded

  • In a bizarre turn of events on the eve of the 1953-54 season, George Martin, Villa's manager since December 1950 is relieved of his duties.

  • Chairman Fred Normansell made the announcement but George Martin releases a statement on 17 August that lays bare concerns of competence behind the scenes.

  • Martin had been "asked to resign" having been told that his "style did not fit". Martin refused.

  • In a meeting on 13 August with the board of directors - at Martin's request - elaboration and justification was sort but not forthcoming.

  • At the same meeting the club's solicitor then handed Martin a letter of dismissal.

  • Villa had no manager in place to start the season however Eric Houghton, out of contract at Notts County, had informed his club he wished to leave. No appointment was made over the intervening 6 days.

  • Harry Parkes scores an own goal to hand Tottenham the victory on the opening day of the 1953-54 season.

  • Winger Herbert Smith makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Southend United in June 1954. Smith played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1953-54 making 54 appearances and scoring 9 goals.

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Lost

0-1

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Parkes og
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Wednesday, 19 August 1953

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Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

Total 🕒 48 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 78 | 🥅 69 |
League 🕒 43 | 🟩 19 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 15 | ⚽ 73 | 🥅 65 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 22 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 8 | ⚽ 37 | 🥅 33 |
Away 🕒 26 | 🟩 12 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 41 | 🥅 36 |

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

🔴 W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1949-53 🕒 54 | ✅ 54 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 - | #416 |

Management Committee 1953

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
🟨
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🥅
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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57
🟩
24
🟨
0
57
🟨
13
🟥
0
1
🟥
20
0
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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265
🟩
103
🟨
0
265
🟨
68
🟥
1
3
🟥
94
2
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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295
🟩
116
🟨
0
295
🟨
74
🟥
0
4
🟥
105
4
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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46
🟩
16
🟨
0
46
🟨
12
🟥
0
4
🟥
18
4
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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54
🟩
23
🟨
0
54
🟨
13
🟥
0
9
🟥
18
6
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
208
🟩
80
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0
208
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52
🟥
0
87
🟥
76
31
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
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71
🟩
28
🟨
0
71
🟨
14
🟥
0
24
🟥
29
19
Sub 2
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Player Profile
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
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101
🟩
43
🟨
0
101
🟨
25
🟥
0
4
🟥
33
10
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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125
🟩
45
🟨
0
125
🟨
38
🟥
0
21
🟥
42
20
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
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98
🟩
37
🟨
0
98
🟨
24
🟥
0
35
🟥
37
19
Sub 1
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Player Profile
Sub 3
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Player Profile
Sub 5
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Player Profile

Division One

Tottenham Hotspur

1-0-1, 2 PTS

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White Hart Lane

Attendance: 50,202

Ditchburn, Withers, Burgess, Clarke, Ramsey, Baily, Marchi, Bennett, Walters, Duquemin, Robb.

Manager: Arthur Rowe.

Arthur Rowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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