Aston Villa 0 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 3/4/1953
Manager: Walter Rowley
Attendance: 13176
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Geoff Walker | [Pen] | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
| Bill Edwards | |||
| Wilf Mannion | |||
| Francis Mulholland | |||
| Harry Bell | |||
| Geoff Walker | |||
| Joe Rayment | |||
| Ray Bilcliff | |||
| Dick Robinson | |||
| Billy Whitaker | |||
| Rolando Ugolini |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |