Game #2211
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Saturday, 30 August 1952


Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Derby County
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,010
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Derby County
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 32' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1952
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Derby County 0-1 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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 August 1952
In George Martin's absence - scouting for players in Ireland - Villa recover from their opening day defeat to record their first win of the season as Colin Gibson scores and Johnny Dixon gets his second successive assist.
🟩 30 Aug 1952, Villa 1-0 Derby, Baseball Ground

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
Derby County


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1945-46
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FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 30 August 1952
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Collinge | 🏴 | Hale, -1961
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Herbert Smith replaces Amos Moss.
Not recorded
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MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
MANAGER
Stuart McMillan | 🏴 |

Derby County
Middleton, Barrowcliffe, Nielson, Mozley, McLachlan, Mays, Lee, McLaren, Harrison, Straw, Morris.
Manager: Stuart McMillan.
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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