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Game #2166

Aston Villa

12-13-17, 37 PTS

Saturday, 5 May 1951

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Won

15th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩

Division One

Stoke

13-14-15, 40 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 24,739

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

Aston Villa

6-2

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Stoke City

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Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 3' | 37' | Johnny Dixon | 27' | Herbert Smith | 73' |

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 May 1951

⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Billy Goffin
🥅 | 8' Goal, 1-1, (Stoke City), Mullard
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 3-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 4-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Billy Goffin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Stoke City
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 5-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 6-1, Sellars og
🥅 | 81' Goal, 6-2, (Stoke City), Bowyer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-2 Stoke City

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

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 May 1951
  • Villa finish 1950-51 in joint 15th - their highest position since October as the recovery from George Martin concluded with their biggest win of the season.

  • In total, across 20 League games, Martin had delivered 22 points compared to 15 points in 22 League games under the ill-fated management committee.

  • That the Villa hierarchy had persisted with a structure that was leading the club to certain relegation, waiting until the middle of December to make the change, simply compounded the myriad of mistakes they made in the first four months of the season.

  • There is little doubt that without the belated appointment of George Martin Villa would be playing in Division Two in 1951-52.

  • Not only had Martin changed the course of the club but he had also significantly boosted squad quality with the arrivals of Danny Blanchflower, Derek Pace, Davy Walsh and Peter Aldis, whilst getting the best out of Tommy Thompson, Johnny Dixon and co.

  • Already there were high hopes for 1951-52 with Maritn at the helm.

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, 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

Stoke

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
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Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥

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

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1950-51 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 5 May 1951

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🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-2
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

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Epsom, 1938-1952

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

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

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

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

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, 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

Bob McGrory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Stoke

Mulholland, Herod, Mullard (g), Watkins, Kirton, Sellars, Mountford, Oscroft, Bowyer (g), Bevans, Johnston.

Manager: Bob McGrory.

Line Ups

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, 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

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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None

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 5 May 1951, Villa 6-2 Stoke, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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