1951–52 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1951–52 season
Manager	George Martin
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Third round

The 1951–52 English football season was Aston Villa's 53rd season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football

There were debuts for Ken Roberts (38)^[1] and Graham Cordell (5).^[2] From 1953 to 1958 Welsh winger, Roberts added 38 league outings and three goals to his tally.^[3]

Con Martin started the 1951–52 season as a left-back, but after goalkeeper Joe Rutherford was injured and the club was caught without cover he took over duties between the posts. He made 26 league appearances and 1 FA Cup appearance as a goalkeeper for Villa before reverting to the centre-half position.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Portsmouth	42	20	8	14	68	58	1.172	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	65	61	1.066	48
6	Aston Villa	42	19	9	14	79	70	1.129	47
7	Preston North End	42	17	12	13	74	54	1.370	46
8	Newcastle United	42	18	9	15	98	73	1.342	45

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

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
18 Aug 1951	Bolton	Away	2–5	—	Tommy Thompson 20'; Herbert Smith 26'
25 Aug 1951	Derby County	Home	4–1	—	Johnny Dixon 26', 42'; Les Smith 31'; Davy Walsh 74'
27 Aug 1951	Sunderland	Home	2–1	—	Derek Pace 8'; Johnny Dixon 27'
1 Sep 1951	Manchester City	Away	2–2	—	Derek Pace 17'; Les Smith 44'
5 Sep 1951	Sunderland	Away	3–1	—	Johnny Dixon 21'; Own Goal 25', 55'
8 Sep 1951	Arsenal	Home	1–0	—	Tommy Thompson 28'
10 Sep 1951	Huddersfield	Home	1–0	—	Billy Goffin 90'
15 Sep 1951	Blackpool	Away	3–0	—	Johnny Dixon 51', 88'; Tommy Thompson 71'
19 Sep 1951	Huddersfield	Away	1–3	—	Amos Moss 77'
22 Sep 1951	Liverpool	Home	2–0	—	Tommy Thompson 30'; Billy Goffin 42'
29 Sep 1951	Portsmouth	Away	0–2	—	None
6 Oct 1951	Stoke	Away	1–4	—	Johnny Dixon 50'
13 Oct 1951	Manchester United	Home	2–5	—	Billy Goffin 4'; Herbert Smith 44'
20 Oct 1951	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	0–2	—	None
27 Oct 1951	Preston	Home	3–2	—	Les Smith 20'; Johnny Dixon 30'; Colin Gibson 58'
3 Nov 1951	Burnley	Away	1–2	—	Tommy Thompson 63'
10 Nov 1951	Charlton	Home	0–2	—	None
17 Nov 1951	Fulham	Away	2–2	—	Stan Lynn 4'; Johnny Dixon 5'
24 Nov 1951	Middlesbrough	Home	2–0	—	Johnny Dixon 18', 66'
1 Dec 1951	West Bromwich Albion	Away	2–1	—	Colin Gibson 15', 49'
8 Dec 1951	Newcastle United	Home	2–2	—	Tommy Thompson 3'; Johnny Dixon 42'
15 Dec 1951	Bolton	Home	1–1	—	Billy Goffin 77'
22 Dec 1951	Derby County	Away	1–1	—	Tommy Thompson 6'
25 Dec 1951	Wolves	Home	3–3	—	Davy Walsh 9'; Johnny Dixon 15'; Billy Goffin 75'
26 Dec 1951	Wolves	Away	2–1	—	Herbert Smith 3'; Tommy Thompson 38'
29 Dec 1951	Manchester City	Home	1–2	—	Johnny Dixon 42'
5 Jan 1952	Arsenal	Away	1–2	—	Johnny Dixon 8'
19 Jan 1952	Blackpool	Home	4–0	—	Tommy Thompson 32', 46'; Johnny Dixon 68'; Davy Walsh 72'
26 Jan 1952	Liverpool	Away	2–1	—	Johnny Dixon 35'; Colin Gibson 40'
9 Feb 1952	Portsmouth	Home	2–0	—	Davy Walsh 46'; Johnny Dixon 50'
16 Feb 1952	Stoke	Home	2–3	—	Own Goal 44'; Davy Walsh 89'
1 Mar 1952	Manchester United	Away	1–1	—	Johnny Dixon 28'
8 Mar 1952	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	0–3	—	None
15 Mar 1952	Preston	Away	2–2	—	Tommy Thompson 42'; Johnny Dixon 74'
22 Mar 1952	Burnley	Home	4–1	—	Johnny Dixon 6'; Ken Roberts 32'; Davy Walsh 66'; Tommy Thompson 89'
5 Apr 1952	Fulham	Home	4–1	—	Johnny Dixon 2'; Billy Goffin 22'; Tommy Thompson 65'; Davy Walsh 70'
12 Apr 1952	Middlesbrough	Away	0–2	—	None
14 Apr 1952	Chelsea	Away	2–2	—	Dicky Dorsett 25'; Johnny Dixon 30'
15 Apr 1952	Chelsea	Home	7–1	—	Colin Gibson 25', 35'; Johnny Dixon 29'; Billy Goffin 66', 70', 89'; Davy Walsh 83'
19 Apr 1952	West Bromwich Albion	Home	2–0	—	Johnny Dixon 9', 61'
24 Apr 1952	Charlton	Home	1–0	—	Herbert Smith 89'
26 Apr 1952	Newcastle United	Away	1–6	—	Billy Goffin 65'

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/graham-cordell
^ Football League Stats - Aston Villa players

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

[2] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/graham-cordell

[fl-3] Football League Stats - Aston Villa players

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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

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FA Cup

See also

References