Game #1998
Aston Villa
4-3-3, 11 PTS

Saturday, 27 September 1947
6th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Not recorded
Villa win successive games for the first time this season and make it four wins in their last seven as Trevor Ford contributes his fourth goal involvement in two games and Johnny Dixon scores his second of the season since his to the side.
Villa climb to outright sixth in the table one point ahead of Chelsea who they face next.

Won
2-1
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 32' | Johnny Dixon | 82' |
Assist(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 32' | Eddie Lowe | 82' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Thompson
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 82' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Eddie Lowe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 27 September 1947

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 13 🟥 21 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Huddersfield Town
3-2-5, 8 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 46,103
Hesford, Hepplewhite, Hayes, Metcalfe, Watson, Boot, Barker, Whittingham, Thompson (g), Smith, Hutchinson.
Manager: George Stephenson.
George Stephenson (ex) | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Matchday Squad:
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