George Martin's Villa lose for the sixth successive game and after twelve League games in charge his record reads one win, four draws and seven losses, as Villa's poor form shows no signs of abating. Overall Villa make it five wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, centre forward Ron Jeffries played his second and final game for Villa before moving on to Walsall in November 1953 without making a further appearance.