Game #2265
Aston Villa
6-0-3, 12 PTS
Saturday, 19 September 1953


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 71' |
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: F. C. Williams | 🏴 | Oxford, 1952-1954
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
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
Ted Drake | 🏴 |

Chelsea
Robertson, Willemse, Saunders, Harris, Greenwood, Armstrong, Blunstone, Kell, Parsons, McNichol, Bentley.
Manager: Ted Drake.
🟩 19 Sep 1953, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

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

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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


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


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

