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Game #2263

Aston Villa

4-0-3, 8 PTS

Saturday, 12 September 1953

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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

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Blackpool

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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1952-53

FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
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Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wakefield, 1949-1954

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Frank Moss and Colin Gibson replace Con Martin and Larry Canning.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Blackpool

Farm, Shimwell, Garrett, Johnston, Hobson, Fenton, Kelly, Taylor, Perry, Mudie, Mortensen (g).

Manager: Joe Smith.

Line Ups

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 3 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Reported

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 12 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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