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Game #2237

Aston Villa

Wednesday, 4 February 1953

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Won

4th Round

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

FA Cup

Brentford

Griffin Park

Attendance: 21,735

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

Brentford

1-2

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 43' | 52' |

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Wednesday, 4 February 1953

🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-1, (Brentford) Lawton
⚽ | 43' Goal, 1-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Brentford 1-2 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

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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ON THIS DAY

Wednesday, 4 February 1953

  • Tommy Thompson scores for the seventh time in nine games to help Villa see off second division Brentford in the FA Cup at the second attempt.

  • George Martin's Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight in all competitions.

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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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

Brentford

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Brentford

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Previous 5 vs. Brentford: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

League 🕒 6 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 7 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Wednesday, 4 February 1953

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🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Colin Gibson replaces Ken Roberts.

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Referee

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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Aston Villa

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Tommy Lawton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Brentford

GK Alf Jeffries | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Fred Monk | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Frank Latimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Roddie Munro | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CH Wally Bragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
WH Tony Harper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Terry Ledgerton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jackie Goodwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Billy Sperrin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Dare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Lawton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Substitutes

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

SQUAD STATS

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Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

SQUAD STATS

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XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 4 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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