Game #2263
Saturday, 12 September 1953
Attendance: 37,284
Won
Division One
Blackpool
WWWLW
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Davy Walsh, scored for the fourth successive game as Villa get back to winning ways under new boss Eric Houghton, Saturday, 12 September 1953.
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Eric Houghton's Villa beat Blackpool to make it four wins and three defeats in seven division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Blackpool
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 12 September 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackpool
TEAM NEWS
Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Larry Canning.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
W Colin Gibson |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
Blackpool
Farm, Shimwell, Garrett, Johnston, Hobson, Fenton, Kelly, Taylor, Perry, Mudie, Mortensen (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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