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Game #2255

Aston Villa

14-13-14, 41 PTS

Wednesday, 29 April 1953

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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

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Cardiff City

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Assist(s) | Davy Walsh | 6' | Danny Blanchflower | 27' |

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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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

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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

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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

Cardiff City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27

FIXTURE HISTORY

Cardiff City

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Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

League 🕒 18 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 27 | 🥅 22 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 5 |

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

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 29 April 1953

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🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953

HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

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Timeline
On This Day
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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

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

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

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

George Martin names the same line up for a fourth successive game.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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

Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Cardiff City

Vearncombe, Sherwood, Hollyman, Frowen, Montgomery, Blair, Williams, Tiddy, Thomas, Northcott, Chisholm.

Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).

Line Ups

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 29 Apr 1953, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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