Aston Villa
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Monday, 24 August 1953
1953-54
8th=
Won
3-0
Manchester City
0-0-3, 0 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,194
On This Day
Monday, 24 August 1953
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๐ฉ 24 Aug 1953, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 39' | Tommy Thompson | 46' | 81' |
Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 81' |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Management Committee 1953
Villa Career Form:
Game #2259
Match Record
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Monday, 24 August 1953
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: F. L. Overton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 132 | ๐ฅ
125 |
League ๐ 69 | ๐ฉ 29 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 26 | โฝ 123 | ๐ฅ
112 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 39 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 86 | ๐ฅ
39 |
Away ๐ 35 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 45 | ๐ฅ
64 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 39' Goal, 1-0, Danny Blanchflower
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
โฝ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson
โฝ | 81' Goal, 3-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Norman Lockhart
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester City
Line Up & Subs
Management Committee 1953
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Bert Trautmann | ๐ฉ๐ช |
CB Ken Whitfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dave Ewing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Ken Branagan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Roy Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Roy Paul | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Billy Spurdle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harry Anders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Roy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Don Revie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ivor Broadis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: F. L. Overton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
Linesmen: R. C. Bladon; J. Fisher
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Goalkeepers
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Danny Blanchflower | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Goalkeepers
GK Bert Trautmann | ๐ฉ๐ช |
Defenders
CB Ken Whitfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dave Ewing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Ken Branagan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Roy Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Roy Paul | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Billy Spurdle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Harry Anders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Roy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Don Revie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ivor Broadis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
59
โ
59
โฝ
๐ฅ
1
0
๐ฉ
25
๐จ
13
๐ฅ
21
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1953-54
First Team Squad
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