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Game #2160

Aston Villa

9-10-17, 28 PTS

Saturday, 31 March 1951

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Won

20th

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

Sheffield Wednesday

8-7-21, 23 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 29,321

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

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Sheffield Wednesday

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🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 31 March 1951

⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Tommy Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 50' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday, pen), Woodhead
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Statistics

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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

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 31 March 1951

  • Villa win three successive games for the first time in 1950-51 as Davy Walsh scores his first goal for the club and Tommy Thompson scores one and creates one.

  • Villa remain 20th under George Martin but open a 5 point gap to their defeated opponents and Chelsea at the bottom of the table.

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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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

Sheffield Wednesday

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sheffield Wednesday

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1950-51 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 31 March 1951

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🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Jimmy Houston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | St. Annes
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jimmy Houston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | St. Annes

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

George Martin names the same line up for a third successive game.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Eric Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield Wednesday

McIntosh, Jackson, Turton, Curtis, Witcomb, Gannon, Froggatt, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Rickett, Sewell (ex).

Manager: Eric Taylor.

Line Ups

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 3 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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