Game #1972
Aston Villa
12-5-9, 29 PTS

Saturday, 18 January 1947
7th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 6 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Trevor Ford and Ron Guttridge make their debuts as Eddie Lowe and Amos Moss return with Frank Moss, Ernie Callaghan, John Graham and Ronnie Starling dropping out.
Not recorded
Left back Ron Guttridge, 30, and centre forward Trevor Ford, 23, made their Villa debuts after joining from Prescot Cables FC and Swansea Town in March 1937 and January 1947 respectively.

Won
2-0
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 3' | Dicky Dorsett | 15' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
⚽ | 15' Goal, 2-0, Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa
💥 | Missed penalty, Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 18 January 1947

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Unknown
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 | #403 | Youth team promotion
🟢 CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | #404 | £9,500 signing from Swansea
Final Appearances:
None
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Arsenal
8-5-12, 21 PTS

Highbury
Attendance: 57,524
GK George Swindin | 🏴 |
RH Harry Waller | 🏴 |
LH Ernie Collett | 🏴 |
WH Paddy Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
M Alf Fields | 🏴 |
W Tommy Rudkin | 🏴 |
W Dennis Compton | 🏴 |
W Ian McPherson | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Logie | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Rooke | 🏴 |
CF Reg Lewis | 🏴 |
George Allison | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937-38
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

