Game #2258
Aston Villa
0-0-2, 0 PTS
Saturday, 22 August 1953
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Management Committee 1953
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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
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart replace Colin Gibson and Herbert Smith.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
1-2
🟥 22 Aug 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 78' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Rainford
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Thomas
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 78' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 22 August 1953
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 22 | 🟩 W11 (50% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L10 (45% ) | ⚽ 36 | 🥅 28 | GD 8
Match Stats
Not recorded
Management Committee 1953
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Cardiff City
1-1-0, 3 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,671
Howells, Sullivan, Stitfall, Sherwood, Baker, Montgomery, Williams, Thomas (g), Rainford (g), Nugent, Grant.
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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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
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa remain without a manager 9 days after the sacking of George Martin with Eric Houghton, who is assumed to be the man to replace Martin still working at Notts County,
Johnny Dixon scores but Villa lose their second game of the season to a Cardiff side led by Villa old boy Cyril Spiers.
Managerless Villa lose their opening two games of the season as already there are concerns about the direction the campaign is heading.
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