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Game #2253

Aston Villa

12-13-14, 37 PTS

Saturday, 18 April 1953

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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

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Sheffield Wednesday

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Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 57' | Danny Blanchflower | 80' |

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

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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

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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

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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

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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

Sheffield Wednesday

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1934–35

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sheffield Wednesday

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

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

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

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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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich, 1946-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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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

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

George Martin names an unchanged line up.

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Referee

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield Wednesday

McIntosh, Kenny, Curtis, Davies, O’Donnell, Gannon, Quixall, Slater, Woodhead, Marriott (g), Sewell (ex) (g).

Manager: Eric Taylor.

Line Ups

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa 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

🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 18 Apr 1953, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 5 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Ken Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

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MATCH VIDEO

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