Aston Villa
3-0-4, 6 PTS
Saturday, 21 September 1946
1946-47
11th=
Lost
0-1
Blackpool
5-0-2, 10 PTS
Division One
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 27,452
๐ฅ 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 21 September 1946
Villa suffer a rare defeat to second placed Blackpool and lose away from home for the first time this season.
Villa concede first for the sixth time in seven games in 1946-47.
Full back Derek Ashton, 24, makes his Villa debut after joining from Wolves in May 1946.
Winger Arthur Haynes, 22, makes his Villa debut after joining from Paget Rangers in January 1946.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 15 | ๐ฉ | 8 ๐จ 1 ๐ฅ 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1952
Match Record
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 21 September 1946
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northwich, 1936-1953
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 12 | ๐ฉ W9 (75% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(83% ) | ๐ฅ L2 (17% ) | โฝ 40 | ๐ฅ 19 | GD 21
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackpool
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #398 | Free transfer from Wolves
๐ข W Arthur Haynes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #400 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Derek Ashton, Arthur Haynes
๐ฅ
| 9' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Mortensen
๐ | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
โ | 81' Missed penalty, George Cummings
๐ | FT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northwich, 1936-1953
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Haynes | ๐ข |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackpool
Joe Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wallace, Sibley, Crosland, Lewis, Johnston, Kelly, Buchan, McIntosh, Blair, Eastham, Mortensen (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 4 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Alex Massie hands debuts to Derek Ashton and Arthur Haynes and recalls Bob Iverson and Johnny Dixon with Eric Houghton, Harry Parkes, Vic Potts and Jackie Martin dropping out.
Blackpool
Not Recorded
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Blackpool
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1946-47
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