1952–53 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1952–53 season
Manager	George Martin
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Sixth round

The 1952–53 English football season was Aston Villa's 54th season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football

There were debut appearances for Peter McParland (293), Norman Lockhart (74) and Dennis Parsons (41).^[1]^[2] During his time with Aston Villa, McParland got influenced by Jimmy Hogan,^[3] McParland holds a unique place in English football history as the first player in the game to score in and win both English major domestic knockout Finals.

Manager George Martin resigned over friction with the board.^[4]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
9	Sunderland	42	15	13	14	68	82	0.829	43
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	11	16	78	69	1.130	41
11	Aston Villa	42	14	13	15	63	61	1.033	41
12	Cardiff City	42	14	12	16	54	46	1.174	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	14	11	17	70	77	0.909	39

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

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
23 Aug 1952	Arsenal	Home	1–2	—	Davy Walsh
30 Aug 1952	Derby County	Away	1–0	—	Colin Gibson
1 Sep 1952	Sunderland	Home	3–0	—	Herbert Smith, Peter Aldis, Johnny Dixon
6 Sep 1952	Blackpool	Home	1–5	—	Johnny Dixon
8 Sep 1952	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	1–2	—	Derek Pace
13 Sep 1952	Chelsea	Away	0–4	—	—
15 Sep 1952	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	0–1	—	—
20 Sep 1952	Manchester United	Home	3–3	—	Norman Lockhart, Derek Pace, Ken Roberts
27 Sep 1952	Portsmouth	Away	1–1	—	Ken Roberts
4 Oct 1952	Bolton Wanderers	Home	1–1	—	Amos Moss
11 Oct 1952	Middlesbrough	Home	1–0	—	Colin Gibson
18 Oct 1952	Liverpool	Away	2–0	—	Own goal, Ken Roberts
25 Oct 1952	Manchester City	Home	0–0	—	—
1 Nov 1952	Stoke City	Away	4–1	—	Johnny Dixon (3), Danny Blanchflower
8 Nov 1952	Preston North End	Home	1–0	—	Colin Gibson
15 Nov 1952	Burnley	Away	0–1	—	—
22 Nov 1952	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	0–3	—	—
29 Nov 1952	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	2–2	—	Stan Lynn, Derek Pace
13 Dec 1952	Newcastle United	Away	1–2	—	Johnny Dixon
20 Dec 1952	Arsenal	Away	1–3	—	Tommy Thompson
26 Dec 1952	Charlton Athletic	Home	1–1	—	Tommy Thompson
1 Jan 1953	Sunderland	Away	2–2	—	Johnny Dixon, Tommy Thompson
3 Jan 1953	Derby County	Home	3–0	—	Tommy Thompson, Johnny Dixon, Ken Roberts
17 Jan 1953	Blackpool	Away	1–1	—	Colin Gibson
24 Jan 1953	Chelsea	Home	1–1	—	Tommy Thompson
18 Feb 1953	Portsmouth	Home	6–0	—	Own goal, Davy Walsh (2), Johnny Dixon, Tommy Thompson, Billy Goffin
21 Feb 1953	Bolton Wanderers	Away	0–0	—	—
4 Mar 1953	Middlesbrough	Away	0–1	—	—
7 Mar 1953	Liverpool	Home	4–0	—	Davy Walsh, Dicky Dorsett, Johnny Dixon, Tommy Thompson
14 Mar 1953	Manchester City	Away	1–4	—	Tommy Thompson
18 Mar 1953	Charlton Athletic	Away	1–5	—	Davy Walsh
25 Mar 1953	Stoke City	Home	1–1	—	Ken Roberts
28 Mar 1953	Preston North End	Away	3–1	—	Derek Pace (2), Davy Walsh
4 Apr 1953	Burnley	Home	2–0	—	Amos Moss, Larry Canning
6 Apr 1953	West Bromwich Albion	Away	2–3	—	Danny Blanchflower, Davy Walsh
7 Apr 1953	West Bromwich Albion	Home	1–1	—	Davy Walsh
11 Apr 1953	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	1–1	—	Danny Blanchflower
18 Apr 1953	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	4–3	—	Johnny Dixon (2), Colin Gibson, Tommy Thompson
25 Apr 1953	Cardiff City	Away	2–1	—	Johnny Dixon, Amos Moss
29 Apr 1953	Cardiff City	Home	2–0	—	Danny Blanchflower, Davy Walsh
1 May 1953	Newcastle United	Home	0–1	—	—

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ "Dennis Parsons, Villa Goalkeeper, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History.
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ "How total football inventor was lost to Hungary". The Guardian. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^ "George Martin | Hatters Heritage | A History of Luton Town FC".

[1] "Dennis Parsons, Villa Goalkeeper, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56". AVFC History.

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

[Total_Football-3] "How total football inventor was lost to Hungary". The Guardian. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

[4] "George Martin | Hatters Heritage | A History of Luton Town FC".

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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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