Game #2260
Aston Villa
2-0-2, 4 PTS

Saturday, 29 August 1953
7th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ 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 | ๐ฅ |
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 | โฝ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
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 Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ 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 ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Davy Walsh | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Ken Jones replaces Dennis Parsons.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa remain without a manager 16 days after the sacking of George Martin but Eric Houghton, who is assumed to be the man to replace Martin, continues in his role at Notts County despite being out of contract and keen to join Villa,
Villa play at home and win for the second successive game to make it two wins and two defeats in four division one games so far this season.
Starting XI

Won
2-1
๐ฉ 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 14' | Johnny Dixon | 44' |
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 14' | Norman Lockhart | 44' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
๐ฅ
| 23' Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Alex Forbes
โฝ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Norman Lockhart
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 29 August 1953
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Bruce Buckle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterborough, 1952-1958
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Bruce Buckle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterborough, 1952-1958
Linesmen: J. J. Bean; E. J. Hall
Match Stats
Not recorded
Management Committee 1953
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
Division One
Arsenal
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,731
GK Jack Kelsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Bill Dodgin Jr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Joe Wade | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Dennis Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Mercer (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Forbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Gerry Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Don Roper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Doug Lishman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Logie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Goring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tom Whittaker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1952โ53
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Kelsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Bill Dodgin Jr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Joe Wade | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Dennis Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Joe Mercer (mg) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Forbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gerry Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Don Roper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Doug Lishman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Logie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Goring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1953-54
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