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Game #2261
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 2 September 1953
Won
LLWWW
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 24,918
Manchester City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 1953-1958
Aston Villa
GK Ken Jones |
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
Les McDowall | 🏴 |
Manchester City
Trautmann, Whitfield, Branagan, Little, Ewing, Paul, Spurdle, Broadis, Anders, Clarke, Revie.
Manager: Les McDowall.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Sep 1953, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 2 September 1953
Eric Houghton's Villa make it three consecutive wins after the new boss wins his first game in charge to make it three wins and two defeats in five division one games so far this season.
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