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Game #2258
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 August 1953
Lost
WWLLL
Division One
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,671
Cardiff City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
George Martin | 🏴 | 1950-1953
Aston Villa
GK Dennis Parsons |
FB Peter Aldis |
FB Harry Parkes |
CB Frank Moss |
M Danny Blanchflower |
M Amos Moss |
M Larry Canning |
W Norman Lockhart |
CF Davy Walsh |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Thompson |
MANAGER
Cyril Spiers (ex) | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
Howells, Sullivan, Stitfall, Sherwood, Baker, Montgomery, Williams, Thomas (g), Rainford (g), Nugent, Grant.
Manager: Cyril Spiers (ex).
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 22 Aug 1953, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Ninian Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 August 1953
George Martin's Villa lose their opening two games of the season as they are beaten at Ninian Park by former Villa 'keeper Cyril Spiers' Cardiff.
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