Game #2237
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 February 1953


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 43' | 52' |
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson replaces Ken Roberts.
Not recorded
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

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 | 🏴 |

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

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

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

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

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
SQUAD STATS

XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Injury | 4 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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


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


MATCH REPORTS









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

