Game #2249
Aston Villa
11-11-13, 33 PTS
Saturday, 4 April 1953


Won
15th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Burnley
16-11-9, 43 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,404
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Burnley

Assist(s) | None
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 April 1953
⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Amos Moss
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
⚽ | 76' Goal, 2-0, Larry Canning
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley
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 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 April 1953
Larry Canning and Amos Moss, both reserve team call ups in Villa's ongoing injury troubles, score to help Villa to a victory over a top four team for the second successive game.
Villa record consecutive League wins for the first time since November to make it eleven wins, eleven draws and thirteen defeats in thirty five division one games so far this season.
Villa though fall back to 15th in the table having played two, and in some cases, three games less than those around them.
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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
Burnley


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1920-21
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #108 |
Saturday, 4 April 1953
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🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Seymour | 🏴 | Wakefield
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 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Goffin replaces Norman Lockhart.
Not recorded
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953

Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
CF Derek Pace | 🏴 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Hill | 🏴 |

Burnley
Thompson, Mather, Adamson, Binns, Attwell, Cummings, Shannon, McIlroy, Chew, Holden, Elliott.
Manager: Frank Hill.
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, 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 🇺
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 8 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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