Game #2259
Aston Villa
1-0-2, 2 PTS

Monday, 24 August 1953
8th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 |
Management Committee 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
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 ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa remain without a manager 11 days after the sacking of George Martin but Eric Houghton, who is assumed to be the man to replace Martin, watches on at Villa Park despite still working at Notts County,
Tommy Thompson scores a brace to help Villa to their first win of the season as managerless Villa play at home for the first time this season following successive defeats on the road.
Starting XI

Won
3-0
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' |
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
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Monday, 24 August 1953
Match Record
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
Officials
Referee: F. L. Overton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
Linesmen: R. C. Bladon; J. Fisher
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
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 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Management Committee 1953
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Manchester City
0-0-3, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,194
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 |
Les McDowall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
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 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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