Game #2156
Aston Villa
6-10-16, 22 PTS
Saturday, 17 March 1951
Won
21st
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Burnley
10-14-10, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,347
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Burnley
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 20' | Tommy Thompson | 26' |
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 March 1951
🟢 | 1' Debut, Danny Blanchflower, Derek Pace
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Larry Canning, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 2-0, Derek Pace, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-1, (Burnley), Holden
🥅 | 43' Goal, 2-2, (Burnley), Morris
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Burnley
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
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 March 1951
Villa make it six wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats in thirty two division one games so far this season.
George Martin's Villa win for the first time in seven as his overhaul of the Villa squad continues apace.
It is Villa's third win in 12 under the new boss.
Centre forward Derek Pace makes a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Bloxwich Strollers in September 1949.
Midfielder Danny Blanchflower also makes his first appearance following his move from Barnsley earlier this month.
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | #427 | £15,000 signing from Barnsley
🟢 CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | #428 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Burnley
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1950-51 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 17 March 1951
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🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich, 1936-
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
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Danny Blanchflower and Derek Pace make their debuts and Amos Moss returns to the line up with Harry Parkes, Con Martin and Ron Jeffries dropping out.
Not recorded
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Frank Hill | 🏴 |
Burnley
Strong, Mather, Woodruff, Adamson, Bray, Cummings, McIlroy, Lyons, Chew, Holden (g), Morris (g).
Manager: Frank Hill.
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
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
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Mar 1951, Villa 3-2 Burnley, Villa Park