Game #2255
Aston Villa
14-13-14, 41 PTS
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
Won
10th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Cardiff City
14-12-15, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,876
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 6' | Danny Blanchflower | 27' |
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Danny Blanchflower, Assist by Davy Walsh
⚽ | 27' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
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
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
Villa face Cardiff in successive games, win for the third successive game and have now lost just once in their last 9 games.
Davy Walsh, scored to help Villa secure a third successive League win, Wednesday, 29 April 1953.
George Martin's Villa record three successive League wins for the first time this season to make it fourteen wins, thirteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty one division one games in 1952-53.
Villa climb to a season high of 10th.
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Wednesday, 29 April 1953
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🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Martin | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
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
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Martin names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Vearncombe, Sherwood, Hollyman, Frowen, Montgomery, Blair, Williams, Tiddy, Thomas, Northcott, Chisholm.
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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 🇺
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park