Game #2253
Aston Villa
12-13-14, 37 PTS
Saturday, 18 April 1953
Won
13th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
11-11-19, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,654
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-3
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 57' | Danny Blanchflower | 80' |
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1953
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Frank Moss og
🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Jackie Sewell
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-3, (Sheffield Wednesday), Marriott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 57' Goal, 2-3, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 61' Goal, 3-3, Colin Gibson
⚽ | 80' Goal, 4-3, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Sheffield Wednesday
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 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 April 1953
Johnny Dixon scores a brace to help Villa earn a first win in four and now have one defeat in their last seven. But Villa go in at the break 1-3 behind and put on an attacking display of the finest quality to lead by 80' on the way to victory.
Villa make it twelve wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty nine division one games so far this season.
Villa climb to joint 13th.
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, 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
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 18 April 1953
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🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich, 1946-
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 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Eric Taylor | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
McIntosh, Kenny, Curtis, Davies, O’Donnell, Gannon, Quixall, Slater, Woodhead, Marriott (g), Sewell (ex) (g).
Manager: Eric Taylor.
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, 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 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, 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 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park