Game #2266
Aston Villa
7-0-3, 14 PTS
Saturday, 26 September 1953


Won
4th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
4-1-5, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,586
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Sheffield United

Assist(s) | Amos Moss | 29' | 43' | Colin Gibson | 39' | 48' |
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1953
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Amos Moss
⚽ | 39' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-0, Davy Walsh, Assist by Amos Moss
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 48' Goal, 4-0, Norman Lockhart, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Sheffield United
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
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 September 1953
Davy Walsh hits a brace for his seventh goal in seven games as Colin Gibson and Amos Moss get two assists apiece, for Gibson it's his fourth in three as Villa record their biggest win of 1953-54 to date.
Villa make it five wins in six and seven wins and three defeats in ten division one games so far this season.
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, 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
Sheffield United


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 26 September 1953
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🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
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
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eric Houghton names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Not recorded
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Reg Freeman | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
Burgin, Furniss, Shaw J, Shaw G, Walker, Dawson, Hawksworth, Browning, Brook, Bottom, Ringstead.
Manager: Reg Freeman.
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, 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
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Sep 1953, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park


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