Game #1999
Aston Villa
4-3-4, 11 PTS

Saturday, 4 October 1947
8th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Alex Massie names the same line up for a fourth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa lose to Chelsea for the first time in five games, lose for the fourth time this season and the third time in six away games.
Referee Iliffe has more influence on the game than a competent official should with his low point the punishment of Johnny Dixon and Vic Potts for colliding with EACHOTHER. That the ridiculous decision led to a goal was scandal enough, that it was clearly offside blew the minds of the onlookers - including the Villa team and staff.
To make matters all the more galling Villa fall back to 8th as Chelsea leapfrog them into 6th.
Starting XI

Lost
2-4
๐ฅ 4 Oct 1947, Villa 2-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 30' | Trevor Ford | 56' (pen) |
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 30' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 20โ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Campbell
โฝ | 30' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by George Edwards
๐ฅ
| 35โ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Campbell
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-3, (Chelsea), Lawton
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-4, (Chelsea), Lawton
๐ | HT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 56' Goal, 2-4, Trevor Ford, pen
๐ | FT Chelsea 4-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 4 October 1947
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Iliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1947-1948
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-4
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: George Iliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1947-1948
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 62 | ๐ฉ | 27 ๐จ 13 ๐ฅ 22 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Chelsea
5-2-3, 12 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 67,789
Robertson, Winter, Bathgate, Harris, Armstrong, Goulden, McInnes, Bowie, Walker, Campbell (g) (g), Lawton (g) (g).
Manager: Billy Birrell.
Billy Birrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1947-48
Playing Squad


























