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Game #2260
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1953
Won
LLLWW
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,731
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1953
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1953
George Martin's 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. Despite the upturn in form however this proves to be Martin's final game in charge of 119 matches during which he had delivered a win rate of 39% and League finishes of 15th, 6th and 11th.
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 | #119 |
Saturday, 29 August 1953