Game #2217
Aston Villa
2-1-5, 5 PTS
Saturday, 20 September 1952


Drew
19th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,490
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-3

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 27' | Colin Gibson | 49' |
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 September 1952
🟢 | 1' Debut, Norman Lockhart
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Billy Goffin
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Downie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
⚽ | 49' Goal, 2-1, Derek Pace, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 54' Goal, 3-1, Ken Roberts
🆘 | 71' Referee Holland awards a penalty against Dicky Dorsett for what was clearly an accidental handball
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 3-2, (Manchester United, pen), Rowney
🆘 | 73' Referee Holland awards a penalty against Con Martin for handling
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 3-3, (Manchester United, pen), Rowney
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Manchester United
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
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 September 1952
Villa stop a run of four defeats to take a 3-1 lead against reigning champions Manchester United by two penalties in two minutes awarded to the visitors by referee Holland gift them a way back into the match they didn't deserve to be in.
Norman Lockhart, scored on debut to help Villa end a four game losing streak, Saturday, 20 September 1952.
George Martin's Villa end a run of four successive defeats and score for the first time in three to draw at Villa Park.
Villa make it two wins, one draw and five defeats in eight division one games so far this season.
Winger Norman Lockhart made a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Coventry City earlier this month
Goalkeeper Graham Cordell made his fifth and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Rochdale in May 1953.
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | #432 | £15,500 signing from Coventry
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Graham Cordell | 🏴 | 1951-52 🕒 5 | ✅ 5 🔁 (-) | 🥅 2.00 | ⛔ 0% | 🇺 - | #429 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1951-52
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Saturday, 20 September 1952
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🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1952-1963
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Holland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1952-1963
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
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Goffin, Norman Lockhart (ex) and Derek Pace replace Frank Moss, Davy Walsh and Peter McParland.
Not recorded
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Graham Cordell | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

Manchester United
Wood, Aston, McNulty, Carey, Byrne, Gibson, Chilton, Downie (g), Rowley (g) (g), Pearson, Berry.
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, 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

🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, 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 🇺
🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 9 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 20 Sep 1952, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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