Game #2240
Aston Villa
8-9-10, 25 PTS
Wednesday, 18 February 1953


Won
15th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Portsmouth
9-7-13, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,181
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
6-0

Portsmouth

Assist(s) | Ken Roberts | 36' | Tommy Thompson | 48' | Billy Goffin | 68' | Davy Walsh | 71' | Danny Blanchflower | 83' |
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 February 1953
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Jimmy Stephen
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Ken Roberts
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 3-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Tommy Thompson
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 4-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 5-0, Billy Goffin, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 6-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-0 Portsmouth
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
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 February 1953
Davy Walsh scores two and creates one for his sixth goal in four game as George Martin's Villa hammer Portsmouth at Villa Park to make it eight wins, nine draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games so far this season.
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa 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
Portsmouth


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1953
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🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eddie Lever | 🏴 |

Portsmouth
Uprichard, Ferrier, Stephen, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Phillips, Harris, Reid, Reagan, Henderson.
Manager: Eddie Lever.
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, 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
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa 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 🇺
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 18 Feb 1953, Villa 6-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

