Game #2174
Aston Villa
6-1-1, 13 PTS
Saturday, 15 September 1951


Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackpool
4-1-4, 9 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 31,783
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
0-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Amos Moss | 51' | Billy Goffin | 71' |
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 September 1951
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Amos Moss
⚽ | 71' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 88' Goal, 3-0, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-3 Aston Villa
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
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 September 1951
Villa win away to Blackpool for the first time since War time football as Johnny Dixon scores his 5th and 6th goals of the season Villa to help Villa to a fourth successive victory in their run of 7 unbeaten games,
Villa move to outright second place, one point behind leaders Manchester United.
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

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
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 15 September 1951
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🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

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
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Amos Moss replaces Derek Pace whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper in the absence of Joe Rutherford.
Not recorded
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |

Blackpool
Farm, Hayward, Wright, Shimwell, Slater, Fenton, Kelly, Matthews, Stephenson, Perry, Mortensen.
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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

🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Sep 1951, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


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