Game #2160
Aston Villa
9-10-17, 28 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1951
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
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Tommy Thompson | 44' |
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
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
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
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
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
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Jimmy Houston | 🏴 | St. Annes
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jimmy Houston | 🏴 | St. Annes, 1949-1951
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
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names the same line up for a third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
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 | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Jackson, Turton, Curtis, Witcomb, Gannon, Froggatt, Woodhead (g), Marriott, Rickett, Sewell (ex).
Manager: Eric Taylor.
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, 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
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, 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 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1951, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park