Game #1979
Aston Villa
14-7-12, 35 PTS
Saturday, 29 March 1947
Won
8th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
12-7-14, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,627
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Eddie Lowe | 40' |
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 March 1947
⚽ | 9' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford
⚽ | 40' Goal, 2-0, Dicky Dorsett, Assist by Eddie Lowe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
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
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 March 1947
Villa win for the first time in five and for the first time in nine at Villa Park.
Meanwhile Johnny Dixon returns to the side for the first time since his recent transfer request and puts in an outstanding display.
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
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
Chelsea
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 29 March 1947
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🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 8 🟥 15 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
Johnny Dixon and Trevor Ford replace Jackie Martin and John Graham.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy Birrell | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Medhurst, Steffen, Winter, Harris, Machin, MacAuley, Goulden, Dolding, Paton, Walker, Lawton.
Manager: Billy Birrell.
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
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
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
🟩 29 Mar 1947, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park