Game #1987
Aston Villa
18-9-14, 45 PTS
Saturday, 17 May 1947
Won
6th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Preston North End
17-10-13, 44 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,197
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 10' | George Edwards | 41' | Johnny Dixon | 53' | Billy Evans | 61' |
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 May 1947
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Wilson
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Billy Evans, Assist by Les Smith
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Bob Iverson, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Preston North End
⚽ | 53' Goal, 3-1, Billy Evans, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 61' Goal, 4-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Billy Evans
🥅 | 71' Goal, 4-2, (Preston North End), McIntosh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Preston North End
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
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 May 1947
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, 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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
League 🕒 64 | 🟩 33 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 122 | 🥅 102 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
For the 41st time in 70 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 23 Preston 20. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 17 May 1947
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🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 17 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
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
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Edwards replaces Eddie Lowe.
Not recorded
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Management Committee
Preston North End
Fairbrother, Williams, Watson, Shankly, Scott, Hamilton, Beattie, Wilson (g), McIntosh (g), Garth, Corr.
Manager: Committee.
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, 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
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, 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 🇺
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 8 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park