Game #2229
Aston Villa
6-5-9, 17 PTS
Saturday, 20 December 1952
Lost
18th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
10-6-4, 26 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 30,064
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 52' |
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1952
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Lishman
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Holton
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 1-2, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 1-3 (Arsenal), Roper
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-1 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
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 December 1952
Tommy Thompson scores his first of the season but Villa are beaten for the fourth time in five.
Villa make it six wins, five draws and nine defeats in twenty division one games so far this season.
Villa fall to 18th.
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1949–50
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 20 December 1952
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🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
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 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Wade, Daniel, Smith, Mercer, Shaw, Lishman (g), Roper (g), Holton (g), Logie, Milton.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
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 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 20 Dec 1952, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury