Aston Villa 3 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 1/10/1953
Manager: Walter Rowley
Attendance: 49358
Competition: FACup
Played at: Villa Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Alex McCrae | |||
| Ollie Norris | |||
| Francis Mulholland | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Ray Bilcliff | |||
| Bobby Corbett | |||
| George Aitken | |||
| Rolando Ugolini |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |