Game #1968
Aston Villa
10-5-8, 25 PTS
Saturday, 28 December 1946


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 6 🟥 10 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟥 Frank Moss
CARDS

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

TEAM NEWS
Ernie Callaghan and Dicky Dorsett replace Vic Potts and Johnny Dixon.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

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 | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
Cumming, Stuart, Robinson, Hardwick, McCabe, Mannion (g), Murphy, Walker, Spuhler, Gordon, Fenton.
Manager: David Jack.
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Dec 1946, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Injury | 5 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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


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


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

