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Game #2257

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Wednesday, 19 August 1953

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Lost

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Division One

Tottenham Hotspur

1-0-1, 2 PTS

White Hart Lane

Attendance: 50,202

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur

1-0

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | None

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE

Wednesday, 19 August 1953

🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Parkes og
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 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

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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ON THIS DAY

Wednesday, 19 August 1953

  • In a bizarre turn of events on the eve of the 1953-54 season, George Martin, Villa's manager since December 1950 is relieved of his duties.

  • Chairman Fred Normansell made the announcement but George Martin releases a statement on 17 August that lays bare concerns of competence behind the scenes.

  • Martin had been "asked to resign" having been told that his "style did not fit". Martin refused.

  • In a meeting on 13 August with the board of directors - at Martin's request - elaboration and justification was sort but not forthcoming.

  • At the same meeting the club's solicitor then handed Martin a letter of dismissal.

  • Villa had no manager in place to start the season however Eric Houghton, out of contract at Notts County, had informed his club he wished to leave. No appointment was made over the intervening 6 days.

  • Harry Parkes scores an own goal to hand Tottenham the victory on the opening day of the 1953-54 season.

  • Winger Herbert Smith makes his final appearance for Villa before moving on to Southend United in June 1954. Smith played for Villa between 1948-49 and 1953-54 making 54 appearances and scoring 9 goals.

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

🔴 W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1949-53 🕒 54 | ✅ 54 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 - | #416 |

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Tottenham Hotspur

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1950-51

FIXTURE HISTORY

Tottenham Hotspur

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Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

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

Tottenham Hotspur

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Tottenham Hotspur

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Wednesday, 19 August 1953

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🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

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Timeline
On This Day
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Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Management Committee 1953

Villa Career Form:

Management Committee 1953

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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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

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MANAGER

Management Committee 1953

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Aston Villa

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Herbert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |

MANAGER

Arthur Rowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Tottenham Hotspur

Ditchburn, Withers, Burgess, Clarke, Ramsey, Baily, Marchi, Bennett, Walters, Duquemin, Robb.

Manager: Arthur Rowe.

Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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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

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |

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

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 19 Aug 1953, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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MATCH VIDEO

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