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

Saturday, 4 October 1947
8th=
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:
No Substitutions permitted in period
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 fourth consecutive game.
Not recorded
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.

Lost
2-4
🟥 4 Oct 1947, Villa 2-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 30' | Trevor Ford (pen) | 56' |
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 30' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Campbell
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by George Edwards
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), Campbell
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Chelsea), Lawton
🥅 | Goal, 1-4, (Chelsea), Lawton
🕒 | HT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56' Goal, 2-4, Trevor Ford, pen
🕒 | FT Chelsea 4-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 4 October 1947

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Iliffe | 🏴 | Leicester, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Referee: George Iliffe | 🏴 | Leicester, 1947-1948
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 13 🟥 22 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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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 | 🏴 |

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