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Game #1968

Aston Villa

10-5-8, 25 PTS

Saturday, 28 December 1946

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Won

9th

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩

Division One

Middlesbrough

12-5-5, 29 PTS

Ayresome Park

Attendance: 41,299

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

Middlesbrough

1-2

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Aston Villa

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🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 December 1946

⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Mannion
🟥 | 73' Player ordered from field of play, Frank Moss
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-1, George Edwards
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-2 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 December 1946
  • Villa win on Teeside but in a first for the club Frank Moss is ordered off the field of play on 73' because of a goalmouth incident involving Boro's Fenton.

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Middlesbrough

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
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Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 28 December 1946

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🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 31 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 6 🟥 10 | 1.65

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Epsom, 1938-1952

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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🟥 Frank Moss

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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TEAM NEWS

Ernie Callaghan and Dicky Dorsett replace Vic Potts and Johnny Dixon.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟥 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

David Jack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Middlesbrough

Cumming, Stuart, Robinson, Hardwick, McCabe, Mannion (g), Murphy, Walker, Spuhler, Gordon, Fenton.

Manager: David Jack.

Line Ups

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Squad Bios

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 5 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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MATCH REPORTS

Reports

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

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MATCH VIDEO
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