Game #2254
Aston Villa
13-13-14, 39 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1953
Won
12th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
14-12-14, 40 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,917
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
Cardiff City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Amos Moss | 30' | Davy Walsh | 47' |
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 April 1953
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Grant
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Amos Moss
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-2, Amos Moss, Assist by Davy Walsh
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 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
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 April 1953
Johnny Dixon scores his third in two games as Amos Moss scores one and creates one - his third assist in four games - as Villa win on the road at Cardiff.
George Martin's Villa record successive wins to make it thirteen wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty division one games so far this season.
Villa climb to joint 12th - their highest placing since November.
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Saturday, 25 April 1953
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🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: W. J. Edwards | 🏴 | Yeovil, 1949-1953
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
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. J. Edwards | 🏴 | Yeovil, 1949-1953
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
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names the same line up for a third successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Sherwood, Mansell, Hollyman, Montgomery, Edwards, Chisholm, Williams, Tiddy, Grant (g).
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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 🇺
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
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
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Apr 1953, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Ninian