Game #1989
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1947
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
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:
None
Not recorded
Villa suffer a shock opening day defeat as they are well beaten at Blundell Park.
Lost
0-3
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Grimsby Town), Billy Cairns
🕒 | HT Grimsby Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-2, (Grimsby Town), Johnson
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Grimsby Town), Billy Cairns
🕒 | FT Grimsby Town 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 23 August 1947
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 19 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Grimsby Town
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 20,532
Tweedy, Blenkinsopp, Taylor, Fisher, Wardle, Johnson (g), Hodgson, Reeve, Clifton, Cairns (g) (g), Briggs.
Manager: Charles Spencer.
Charlie Spencer | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
Unused Substitutes:
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
