George Martin's Villa win for the first time in seven and after thirteen League games in charge his record reads two wins, four draws and seven losses. Overall Villa make it six wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats in thirty two division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, centre forward Derek Pace made a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Bloxwich Strollers in September 1949 and midfielder Danny Blanchflower also made his first appearance following his move from Barnsley earlier this month.