1950–51 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1950–51 season
Manager	George Martin
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Fourth round

The 1950–51 English football season was Aston Villa's 52nd season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football and manager George Martin's 1st season.

George Martin resigned from Newcastle in 1950 after establishing them as a top six side in the First Division and took over at struggling Aston Villa.

Danny Blanchflower transferred from Barnsley for a fee of £15,000, making his debut in March 1951. He made 155 senior appearances for Villa (148 in the League), before being sold during the 1954–55 season.^[1] There were also debuts for Stan Lynn (281), Peter Aldis (262), Tommy Thompson (149), Davy Walsh (108), Derek Pace (98) Jack Hindle (15), Geoff Sellars,^[2] and Ron Jeffries (2).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
13	Stoke City	42	13	14	15	50	59	0.847	40
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	8	19	74	61	1.213	38
15	Aston Villa	42	12	13	17	66	68	0.971	37
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	11	18	53	61	0.869	37
17	Charlton Athletic	42	14	9	19	63	80	0.788	37

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
19 Aug 1950	West Bromwich Albion	Home	2–0	—	Johnny Dixon 32'; Colin Gibson 67' ^[6]
21 Aug 1950	Sunderland	Home	3–1	—	Miller Craddock 6'; Johnny Dixon 44'; Colin Gibson 75' ^[7]
26 Aug 1950	Derby County	Away	2–4	—	Miller Craddock 11'; Les Smith 13' ^[8]
30 Aug 1950	Sunderland	Away	3–3	—	Ivor Powell 44'; Johnny Dixon 78'; Miller Craddock 81' ^[9]
2 Sep 1950	Liverpool	Home	1–1	—	Frank Moss 80' ^[10]
4 Sep 1950	Manchester United	Home	1–3	—	Trevor Ford 79' ^[11]
9 Sep 1950	Fulham	Away	1–2	—	Billy Goffin 15' ^[12]
13 Sep 1950	Manchester United	Away	0–0	28-year-old Jack Hindle (#420) kept a clean sheet on his debut at Old Trafford.^[13]	None ^[14]
16 Sep 1950	Bolton	Home	0–1	—	None ^[15]
23 Sep 1950	Blackpool	Away	1–1	—	Billy Goffin 89' ^[16]
30 Sep 1950	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	2–3	—	Tommy Thompson 32'; Les Smith 48' ^[17]
7 Oct 1950	Newcastle United	Home	3–0	—	Ivor Powell 44'; Miller Craddock 48'; Tommy Thompson 54' ^[18]
14 Oct 1950	Huddersfield	Away	2–4	—	George Edwards 66'; Trevor Ford 88' ^[19]
21 Oct 1950	Arsenal	Home	1–1	Geoff Sellars (#423) made his first team debut.^[20] Villa had had just a single win in twelve games under their management committee structure but this was their best performance since beating leaders Newcastle. Despite conceding the first Villa were the better side for much of the game and equalised in the second half.^[20]	Larry Canning 72' ^[21]
28 Oct 1950	Burnley	Away	0–2	—	^[22]
4 Nov 1950	Middlesbrough	Home	0–1	—	^[23]
11 Nov 1950	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	2–3	—	Miller Craddock 56'; Colin Gibson 73' ^[24]
18 Nov 1950	Chelsea	Home	4–2	—	Johnny Dixon 33', 64'; Miller Craddock 36'; Tommy Thompson 81' ^[25]
25 Nov 1950	Portsmouth	Away	3–3	—	Johnny Dixon 68', 76'; Tommy Thompson 79' ^[26]
2 Dec 1950	Everton	Home	3–3	—	Les Smith 16', 83'; Dicky Dorsett 78' (pen) ^[27]
9 Dec 1950	Stoke	Away	0–1	—	^[28]
16 Dec 1950	West Bromwich Albion	Away	0–2	—	^[29]
23 Dec 1950	Derby County	Home	1–1	—	Stan Lynn 22' ^[30]
25 Dec 1950	Charlton	Away	2–2	—	Tommy Thompson 1'; Stan Lynn 2' ^[31]
26 Dec 1950	Charlton	Home	0–0	Geoff Sellars made his final appearance.^[32]	^[33]
13 Jan 1951	Fulham	Home	3–0	—	Stan Lynn 24'; Johnny Dixon 58'; Own Goal 89'
20 Jan 1951	Bolton	Away	0–1	—	None
3 Feb 1951	Blackpool	Home	0–3	—	None
17 Feb 1951	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	2–3	—	Johnny Dixon 65'; Colin Gibson 76'
3 Mar 1951	Huddersfield	Home	0–1	—	None
10 Mar 1951	Arsenal	Away	1–2	—	Stan Lynn 58' (pen)
17 Mar 1951	Burnley	Home	3–2	—	Larry Canning 20'; Derek Pace 26'; Johnny Dixon 82'
24 Mar 1951	Middlesbrough	Away	1–2	—	Johnny Dixon 20'
26 Mar 1951	Wolves	Away	3–2	—	Johnny Dixon 23'; Harry Parkes 42' (pen); Own Goal 54'
27 Mar 1951	Wolves	Home	1–0	—	Tommy Thompson 42'
31 Mar 1951	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	2–1	—	Davy Walsh 44'; Tommy Thompson 57'
4 Apr 1951	Newcastle United	Away	1–0	—	Tommy Thompson 45'
7 Apr 1951	Chelsea	Away	1–1	—	Herbert Smith 75'
14 Apr 1951	Portsmouth	Home	3–3	—	Herbert Smith 23'; Johnny Dixon 75'; Harry Parkes 87' (pen)
21 Apr 1951	Everton	Away	2–1	—	Johnny Dixon 1'; Herbert Smith 75'
25 Apr 1951	Liverpool	Away	0–0	—	None
5 May 1951	Stoke	Home	6–2	—	Tommy Thompson 3', 8'; Davy Walsh 27', 37'; Johnny Dixon 73'; Own Goal 76'

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

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^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ron-jeffries
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[1] "Blanchflower, Robert Dennis (Danny)". Aston Villa Player Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

[2] "Geoff Sellars, Villa Winger, 1950-51". AVFC History.

[3] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ron-jeffries

[4] "Ron Jeffries, Villa Centre Forward, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54". AVFC History.

[5] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[6] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2123

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[8] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2125

[9] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2126

[10] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2127

[11] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2128

[12] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2129

[13] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-hindle

[14] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2130

[15] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2131

[16] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2132

[17] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2133

[18] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2134

[19] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2135

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[21] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2136

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[23] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2138

[24] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2139

[25] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2140

[26] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2141

[27] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2142

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[29] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2144

[30] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2145

[31] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2146

[32] "26 Dec 1950, Villa 0-0 Charlton, Villa Park". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

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Aston Villa F.C. seasons
1870s	1870–71 1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80
1880s	1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90
1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Table

Matches

FA Cup

See also

References