Game #2231
Aston Villa
6-7-9, 19 PTS
Thursday, 1 January 1953


Drew
17th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Sunderland
12-6-6, 30 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 41,821
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 1 January 1953
🚑 | 25' Player retired from field of play with injury, Dicky Dorsett
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Trevor Ford
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Thompson
🥅 | 90' Goal, 2-2, (Sunderland), Arthur Wright
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-2 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
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 1 January 1953
Tommy Thompson scores for the third successive game to secure a second successive draw but are now without a win in seven.
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 21st time in the 23 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just two home games on 1st January in 62 years.
Villa & Sunderland meet for the 100th time in League football.
Villa get no luck at Roker Park after they are forced to play over an hour with 10 men following Dicky Dorsett's first half head injury and then with just 50 seconds left on the clock Sunderland hit an undeserved last gasp equaliser.
George Martin's Villa open 1953 with a second successive draw and are now without a win in seven as they make it six wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty two division one games so far this season.
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker

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 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #90 |
Thursday, 1 January 1953
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🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker

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 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dicky Dorsett replaces Amos Moss.
Not recorded
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
RB Stan Lynn | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Murray | 🏴 |

Sunderland
Mason, Anderson, Hudgell, Hedley, Wright (g), Aitken, Bingham, Davis, Kirtley, Reynolds, Ford (ex) (g).
Manager: Bill Murray.
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
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 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 1 Jan 1953, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker


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