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Game #2260

Aston Villa

2-0-2, 4 PTS

Saturday, 29 August 1953

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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

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Arsenal

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Assist(s) | Danny Blanchflower | 14' | Norman Lockhart | 44' |

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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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

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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

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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

Arsenal

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53

FIXTURE HISTORY

Arsenal

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Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥

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

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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Manager: Management Committee 1953 (Caretaker)
Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Peterborough, -1958
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Management Committee 1953

Villa Career Form:

Management Committee 1953

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

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Bruce Buckle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Peterborough, -1958

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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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 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Ken Jones replaces Dennis Parsons.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

MANAGER

Management Committee 1953

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Arsenal

Kelsey, Wade, Dodgin, Evans, Mercer, Forbes (g), Lishman, Roper, Goring, Ward, Logie.

Manager: Tom Whittaker.

Line Ups

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Substitutes

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, 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 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 29 Aug 1953, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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