Game #2212
Aston Villa
2-0-1, 4 PTS
Monday, 1 September 1952


Won
6th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
2-0-1, 4 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,240
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 89' |
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 September 1952
🚑 | 30' Player injured on field of play, Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-0, Herbert Smith
⚽ | 74' Goal, 2-0, Peter Aldis
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Davy Walsh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Sunderland
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
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 1 September 1952
Con Martin makes his first appearance at centre half in 18 months having more recently been deployed as a goalkeeper by George Martin.
Peter Aldis scores with a header from 35 yards to record his first goal for the club.
Villa make it successive victories as Sunderland are dispatched at Villa Park and are now without a win on the ground in 27 years.
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, 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
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Monday, 1 September 1952
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🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin replaces Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

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

Sunderland
Threadgold, Hall, Stelling, Hedley, Bingham, Wright A, Aitken, Wright T, Reynolds, Ford (ex). Shackleton.
Manager: Bill Murray.
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, 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

🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


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🟩 1 Sep 1952, Villa 3-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

