Game #2260
Aston Villa
2-0-2, 4 PTS
Saturday, 29 August 1953
Won
7th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,731
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 14' | Norman Lockhart | 44' |
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1953
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Danny Blanchflower
🥅 | 23' Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Forbes
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Norman Lockhart
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
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 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1953
Villa remain without a manager 16 days after the sacking of George Martin but Eric Houghton, who is assumed to be the man to replace Martin, continues in his role at Notts County despite being out of contract and keen to join Villa,
Villa play at home and win for the second successive game to make it two wins and two defeats in four division one games so far this season.
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 29 August 1953
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🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1953
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴 | Peterborough, 1952-1958
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 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken Jones replaces Dennis Parsons.
Not recorded
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Management Committee 1953
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Larry Canning | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Tom Whittaker | 🏴 |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Wade, Dodgin, Evans, Mercer, Forbes (g), Lishman, Roper, Goring, Ward, Logie.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park