Aston Villa
5-3-6, 13 PTS
Saturday, 25 October 1947
1947-48
12th=
Lost
0-2
Manchester United
3-5-5, 11 PTS
Division One
Maine Road
Attendance: 48,264
๐ฅ 25 Oct 1947, Villa 0-2 United, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
๐ฅ 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
๐จ 27 Aug 1947, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐จ 30 Aug 1947, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1947, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Sep 1947, Villa 3-0 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Sep 1947, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Sep 1947, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Sep 1947, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Oct 1947, Villa 2-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Oct 1947, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Oct 1947, Villa 0-2 United, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Nov 1947, Villa 4-1 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Nov 1947, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Nov 1947, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐จ 29 Nov 1947, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 6 Dec 1947, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐จ 13 Dec 1947, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 20 Dec 1947, Villa 2-2 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1947, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Dec 1947, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 3 Jan 1948, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Jan 1948, Villa 4-6 United, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 31 Jan 1948, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Feb 1948, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Feb 1948, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Feb 1948, Villa 4-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Mar 1948, Villa 0-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 26 Mar 1948, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐จ 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Apr 1948, Villa 3-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 25 October 1947
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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
Game #2002
Match Record
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 25 October 1947
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
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 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester United
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Squad News
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 |
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
Officials
Referee: George Appleyard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rotherham, 1947
Officials
Referee Profile
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 |
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester United
Matt Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Team News
Aston Villa
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 |
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.
Manchester United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
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 ง ๓ 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 |
Manchester United
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 |
Match Media
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1947-48
First Team Squad
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #404 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #390 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #377 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #403 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #392 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Harry Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #408 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #406 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #400 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #398 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
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