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 |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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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


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