Game #2001
Aston Villa
5-3-5, 13 PTS
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Won
8th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
5-3-5, 13 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,441
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 7' |
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 October 1947
🟢 | 1' Debut, Albert J Brown
⚽ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Villa stop a run of entirely undeserved losses with their third win in five to return to joint 8th in the table.
Forward Albert J Brown made his Villa debut aged 31 after moving from Nottingham Forest earlier this month.
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Albert J Brown | 🏴 | #406 | £10,000 signing from Forest
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 18 October 1947
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🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: E. R. Varney | 🏴 | Derby, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 13 🟥 23 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. R. Varney | 🏴 | Derby, 1947-1948
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Guttridge and Albert Brown (debut) replace George Cummings and Billy Goffin.
Not recorded
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
White, Cox, Latham, Furniss, Jackson, Forbes, Hagan, Collindridge, Jones, Nightingale, Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park