Game #1995
Aston Villa
2-3-2, 7 PTS

Saturday, 13 September 1947
8th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
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 | 3 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Not recorded
In Alex Massie's 100th game in charge Villa suffer their first defeat since the opening day of the season as they are beaten by third placed Blackpool at Villa Park.
Villa concede for the first time in four games as they are unluckily beaten by Blackpool who score the only goal of the game despite Villa having the possession and chances to deliver another comfortable home win.
Villa fall back to joint 8th.

Lost
0-1
🟥 13 Sep 1947, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), McKnight
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 13 September 1947

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: William Evans | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1947-1952
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
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Referee: William Evans | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1947-1952
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 13 🟥 20 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Blackpool
5-1-1, 11 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 56,004
Wallace, Farrow, Hayward, Suart, Shimwell, McCormack, Johnston, Matthews, Buchan, McKnight (g), Mortensen.
Manager: Joe Smith.
Joe Smith | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Reported

