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League

1948-49

Division One

First Division
10th of 22

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 1' | 44' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Aug 1948, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 1948, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Aug 1948, Villa 2-4 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jackie Martin | 13' | John Graham | 55' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 4 Sep 1948, Villa 1-1 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 56' (pen) |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1948, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 35' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 85' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Sep 1948, Villa 2-4 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 9' | George Edwards | 57' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 18 Sep 1948, Villa 3-3 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 25' | Albert J Brown | 64' | Les Smith | 89' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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22nd

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 United, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 3' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 3' | 13' | George Edwards | 7' | 83' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 9 Oct 1948, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jock Mulraney | 72' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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20th

๐ŸŸฅ 16 Oct 1948, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 30' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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20th

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Charlton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jock Mulraney | 1' | Dicky Dorsett | 38' | 82' | George Edwards | 70' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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20th

๐ŸŸฅ 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 35' (pen) | George Edwards | 2-4 |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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18th

๐ŸŸฉ 6 Nov 1948, Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 24' | Les Smith | 56' | Trevor Ford | 68' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Nov 1948, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 15' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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18th

๐ŸŸฅ 20 Nov 1948, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Nov 1948, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 22' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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22nd

๐ŸŸฅ 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 18 Dec 1948, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | Eddie Lowe | 27' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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22nd

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Dec 1948, Villa 0-4 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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21st

๐ŸŸฉ 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Syd Howarth | 15' | Trevor Ford | 46' | 75' | 78' | 88' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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22nd

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 21' | Billy Goffin | 47' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 7' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 7' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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19th

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 49' | Trevor Ford | 80' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Syd Howarth | 75' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 1949, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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18th

๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 75' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Mar 1949, Villa 3-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 44' | Johnny Dixon | 52' | 65' |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 26 Mar 1949, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 66' (pen) |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 2 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 24' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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17th

๐ŸŸฉ 9 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 13' | Trevor Ford | 63' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 15 Apr 1949, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 1-0 | Dicky Dorsett | 81' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 19 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 1-0 |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 5' | Johnny Dixon | 46' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 27 Apr 1949, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 22' | Dicky Dorsett | 51' (pen) |

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Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Apr 1949, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Miller Craddock | 6' |

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1948-49
Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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๐ŸŸจ 7 May 1949, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 80' |

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