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
Aston Villa
1-2
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | None
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 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).
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 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.
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