Game #2263
Aston Villa
4-0-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 12 September 1953
Won
11th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
4-1-2, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,284
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Norman Lockhart | 67' |
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 September 1953
⚽ | 18' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackpool
⚽ | 67' Goal, 2-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Norman Lockhart
🥅 | 75' Goal, 2-1, (Blackpool), Mortensen
❌ | Missed penalty, Davy Walsh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 September 1953
Villa beat Blackpool at Villa Park for only the second time in eight seasons as Davy Walsh scores for the fourth successive game as Villa get back to winning ways under new boss Eric Houghton after defeat at Fratton Park last time out.
Villa make it four wins and three defeats in seven division one games so far this season.
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 12 September 1953
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1949-1954
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1949-1954
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Larry Canning.
Not recorded
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Shimwell, Garrett, Johnston, Hobson, Fenton, Kelly, Taylor, Perry, Mudie, Mortensen (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park