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Game #2197

Aston Villa

14-6-10, 34 PTS

Saturday, 9 February 1952

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Won

5th

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

Portsmouth

16-6-8, 38 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 51,179

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-0

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Portsmouth

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Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 46' | Colin Gibson | 50' |

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 February 1952

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth

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

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 February 1952
  • Johnny Dixon scored for the eighth time in eight games.

  • George Martin's Villa win for the third successive game to make it fourteen wins, six draws and ten defeats in thirty division one games so far this season.

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, 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

Portsmouth

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50

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

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

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1951-52 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 9 February 1952

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🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: George Sawyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: George Sawyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955

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

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

George Martin names an unchanged line up whilst defender Con Martin continues to be selected as goalkeeper.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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Aston Villa

GK Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Bob Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Portsmouth

Butler, Ferrier, Gunter, Scoular, Dickinson, Phillips, Harris, Mundy, Reid, Gaillard, Froggatt.

Manager: Bob Jackson.

Line Ups

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, 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

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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None

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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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🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 9 Feb 1952, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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