Game #1989
Saturday, 23 August 1947
Attendance: 20,532
Lost
Division One
Grimsby Town
LWWLL
Blundell Park
Villa suffer a shock opening day defeat as they are well beaten at Blundell Park.
Grimsby Town
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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Villa suffer a shock opening day defeat as they are well beaten at Blundell Park.
Aston Villa
Grimsby Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Grimsby Town
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 23 August 1947
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Alex Massie |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-3 |
Last 5 Games | LWWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Grimsby Town
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Alex Massie
Aston Villa
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 |
F Bob Iverson |
CF Trevor Ford |
Grimsby Town
Tweedy, Blenkinsopp, Taylor, Fisher, Wardle, Johnson (g), Hodgson, Reeve, Clifton, Cairns (g) (g), Briggs.
Manager: Charles Spencer.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES