George Martin
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Seasons
1950-51 | 1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 |
Age*
51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Position
15th | 6th | 11th | 13th |
Games
119 |
25 | 43 | 47 | 4 |
Won
47 |
9 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
Drew
30 |
7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Lost
42 |
9 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
Win %
39% |
36% | 44% | 36% | 50% |
Lost %
35% |
36% | 35% | 34% | 50% |
Unbeaten %
65% |
64% | 65% | 66% | 50% |
Goals For
196 |
38 | 81 | 71 | 6 |
Goals Vs.
179 |
36 | 74 | 65 | 4 |
Goal diff
17 |
2 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Goals / game
1.65 |
1.52 | 1.88 | 1.51 | 1.5 |
Conc / game
1.5 |
1.44 | 1.72 | 1.38 | 1 |
Clean sheets
24.37% |
24.00% | 20.93% | 27.66% | 25.00% |
Points / game
1.44 |
1.36 | 1.53 | 1.38 | 1.5 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
George Martin
Full Name
George Scott Martin
Birth Date
14 July 1899
Birth Place
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire
Birth Country
Scotland
Joined Club
December 1950
Appointed Manager
December 1950
Joined From
Newcastle United
Aged
51
In
December 1950
Succeeded
Management Committee (Caretaker)
Left Position
August 1953
Aged
54
Due to
Poor form, Sacked
Succeeded by
Eric Houghton
Key Players
1938-55 Frank Moss |
1938-52 Joe Rutherford |
1945-55 Harry Parkes |
1945-54 Billy Goffin |
1945-61 Johnny Dixon |
1946-53 Dicky Dorsett |
1946-56 Amos Moss |
1946-51 Trevor Ford |
1947-57 Keith Jones |
1948-56 Con Martin |
1950-55 Tommy Thompson |
1950-62 Stan Lynn |
1950-59 Peter Aldis |
1950-55 Danny Blanchflower |
1950-58 Derek Pace |
1952-62 Peter McParland |
Supported by
1950-53 Hubert Bourne |
Served under
1950-53
Chairman, Fred Normansell
Club Secretary, Fred Archer
Died
1973, aged 73
Previous Clubs Managed
1939-44 Luton Town, Coach
1944-47 Luton Town, Manager
1947-50 Newcastle United, Manager
Trophies Won
Villa Management Career
Games
119
Win Rate
39.50%
Loss Rate
35.29%
Unbeaten Rate
64.71%
Points per game
1.44
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
Villa Managerial Debut
2 December 1950, Villa 3-3 Everton, Villa Park
Final Villa Managerial Game
29 August 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
League finishes
1950-51 | 15th Division One |
1951-52 | 6th Division One |
1952-53 | 11th Division One |
1953-54 | 13th Division One | (Part Season) |
FA Cup finishes
1950-51 | 4th Round |
1951-52 | 3rd Round |
1952-53 | Quarter Final |
League Cup finishes
n/a
European finishes
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1965-66 Luton Town, Manager
Trophies Won
George Martin