Game #2278
Aston Villa
9-2-11, 20 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1953
Lost
15th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Cardiff City
10-5-8, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,012
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 December 1953
🥅 | 22' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Northcott
🥅 | 42' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Northcott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Cardiff City
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-2, Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Cardiff City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 December 1953
Eric Houghton's Villa lose successive games and for the eighth time in twelve matches to make it nine wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty two division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, forward Ken Roberts made his final appearance for Villa before moving into non-League football in 1955. Ken played for Villa between 1951-52 and 1953-54 making 46 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Ken O Roberts | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1953-54 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 19 December 1953
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🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Eric Houghton | 🏴 | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: A. Bond | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 2 🟥 9 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. Bond | 🏴 | London
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
None
None
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Parkes, Bill Baxter and Ken Roberts replace Stan Lynn, Amos Moss and Davy Walsh.
Not recorded
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Peter Aldis | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
M Bill Baxter | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ken O Roberts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Tommy Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Rutter, Baker, Montgomery, Edwards, Tiddy, Nugent, Northcott (g) (g), Ford (ex), Blair.
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, 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
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 19 Dec 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park