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 Arsenal finally exceeded Villa's record of six top division titles with their seventh title in 1953.
There were debut appearances for Peter McParland (293), Norman Lockhart (74) and Dennis Parsons (41). During his time with Aston Villa, McParland got influenced by Jimmy Hogan, 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.
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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
See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References