Game #2002
Aston Villa
5-3-6, 13 PTS

Saturday, 25 October 1947
12th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 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 |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1947 ๐ 15 | โ 15 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #403 |
On This Day
Villa once again meet Manchester United at Maine Road after the war damage at Old Trafford is still not repaired.
Once again however it's a defeat that is barely merited as Villa lose Vic Potts to injury and are effectively reduced to 10 men fro all but 8' of the second half.
Villa fall to joint 12th as their opponents move within two points of Alex Massie's side.
Left back Ron Guttridge makes his 15th and final appearance for Villa aged 31 before moving on to Brighton in June 1948.
Starting XI

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 25 Oct 1947, Villa 0-2 United, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 53' Player injured on field of play, Vic Potts, incapacitated
๐ฅ
| 58โ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Jack Rowley
๐ฅ
| 83โ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Jimmy Delaney
๐ | FT Manchester United 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 25 October 1947
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Appleyard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1947
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: George Appleyard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1947
Referee: George Appleyard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1947
Games: ๐ 1 ๐ฉ W0 (0%) ๐ฅ L1 (100%) Last 5: ๐ฅ
Cards: ๐จ 0 ๐ฅ 0 | 0.00 per game | Pens: โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 51 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 103 | ๐ฅ
80 |
League ๐ 47 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 17 | โฝ 99 | ๐ฅ
70 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
10 |
Home ๐ 24 | ๐ฉ 16 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 66 | ๐ฅ
27 |
Away ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 16 | โฝ 37 | ๐ฅ
53 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 65 | ๐ฉ | 28 ๐จ 13 ๐ฅ 24 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
3-5-5, 11 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 48,264
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Harry Worrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Charlie Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Morris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Matt Busby | 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: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Harry Worrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Jimmy Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Morris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1947-48
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