Game #2001
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Won
WWLLW
Division One
Attendance: 47,441
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 October 1947
ON THIS DAY
Forward Albert Brown made his Villa debut aged 31 after moving from Nottingham Forest earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 18 October 1947
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Alex Massie |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 13 🟥 23 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Ron Guttridge and Albert Brown (debut) replace George Cummings and Billy Goffin.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
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 Brown |
CF Trevor Ford |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
White, Cox, Latham, Furniss, Jackson, Forbes, Hagan, Collindridge, Jones, Nightingale, Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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