Game #2265
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 September 1953
Won
WLWWW
Division One
Attendance: 47,487
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Davy Walsh, scored his fifth in six as Villa win again under Eric Houghton, Saturday, 19 September 1953.
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Saturday, 19 September 1953
ON THIS DAY
Eric Houghton's Villa continue their excellent form under the new boss as they make if four wins in five and six wins and three defeats in nine division one games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 19 September 1953
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Eric Houghton |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 2.40
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
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 |
MANAGER
Ted Drake | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Robertson, Willemse, Saunders, Harris, Greenwood, Armstrong, Blunstone, Kell, Parsons, McNichol, Bentley.
Manager: Ted Drake.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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