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Game #2275

Aston Villa

9-1-9, 19 PTS

Saturday, 28 November 1953

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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

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Charlton Athletic

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Assist(s) | Roy Chapman | 29' | Davy Walsh | 36' |

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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1946-47

FIXTURE HISTORY
Charlton Athletic
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Previous 5 vs. Charlton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

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

Charlton Athletic

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Charlton Athletic

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1953-1955
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

Villa Career Form:

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: C. Curtis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1953-1955

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

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

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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Ken Jones, Bill Baxter (debut) and Johnny Dixon replace Dennis Parsons, Larry Canning and Norman Lockhart.

Not recorded

Referee

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

MANAGER

Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1953-1958

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Charlton Athletic

Bartram, Hewie, Ellis, Fenton, Hammond, Ufton, Hurst, O’Linn, Ayre (g), Kiernan, Firmani.

Manager: Jimmy Seed.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, 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

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

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

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

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 28 Nov 1953, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO
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