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Game #2265

Aston Villa

6-0-3, 12 PTS

Saturday, 19 September 1953

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Won

4th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

Chelsea

3-1-6, 7 PTS

Stamford Bridge

Attendance: 47,487

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Chelsea

1-2

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Aston Villa

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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 September 1953

⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 71' Goal, 2-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Davy Walsh
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-1, (Chelsea), Danny Blanchflower og
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa

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

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 September 1953
  • Davy Walsh scores his fifth in six games as Villa win three successive games under Eric Houghton. Villa though fall back to joint 4th as they have played one game less than their rivals above them.

  • Villa make if six wins and three defeats in nine division one games so far in 1953-54.

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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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

Chelsea

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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

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

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 19 September 1953

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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: F. C. Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oxford, 1952-1954
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

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: F. C. Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Oxford, 1952-1954

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

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Eric Houghton names the same line up for a third successive game.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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

Ted Drake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Chelsea

Robertson, Willemse, Saunders, Harris, Greenwood, Armstrong, Blunstone, Kell, Parsons, McNichol, Bentley.

Manager: Ted Drake.

Line Ups

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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MATCH VIDEO
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