Game #2275
Aston Villa
9-1-9, 19 PTS
Saturday, 28 November 1953


Won
11th
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Charlton Athletic
10-1-9, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,205
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Charlton Athletic

Assist(s) | Roy Chapman | 29' | Davy Walsh | 36' |
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1953
🟢 | 1' Debut, Bill Baxter
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Roy Chapman
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-0, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Davy Walsh
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Charlton Athletic
🥅 | 79' Goal, 2-1, (Charlton Athletic), Ayre
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Charlton Athletic
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
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 November 1953
Villa beat Charlton at home for the first time since October 1948 as Tommy Thompson scores his fifth goal in four games with Villa winning for the second time in three.
Villa make it nine wins, one draw and nine defeats in nineteen division one games so far this season and climb back to joint 11th in the table.
Midfielder Bill Baxter makes his Villa debut after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Bill Baxter | 🏴 | #435 | Free transfer from Wolves
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Charlton Athletic


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 28 November 1953
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🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴 | Bristol
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴 | Bristol
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
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken Jones, Bill Baxter (debut) and Johnny Dixon replace Dennis Parsons, Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart.
Not recorded
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, 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 Bill Baxter | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Roy Chapman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Seed | 🏴 |

Charlton Athletic
Bartram, Hewie, Ellis, Fenton, Hammond, Ufton, Hurst, O’Linn, Ayre (g), Kiernan, Firmani.
Manager: Jimmy Seed.
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, 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
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, 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 🇺
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

