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Game #2004

Aston Villa

7-3-6, 17 PTS

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Saturday, 8 November 1947

6th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950
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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 | 2 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.

Not recorded

  • Villa record successive wins for the second time this season as they beat Portsmouth - level on points with Alex Massie's side at the start of play - at Fratton Park.

  • Vills do it the hard way however - going 0-2 behind in 22 minutes with the second goal a horrendous blunder from Joe Rutherford, but two goals in 6' from Albert J Brown and a penalty from Trevor Ford bring Villa level just on half time.

  • Villa took the lead for the first time in the 54' as Albert J Brown and George Edwards combined again before Trevor Ford also grabbed his second of the game after good work from Jackie Martin.

  • Villa climb to joint 6th level on points with Wolves and Charlton.

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Won

4-2

🟩 8 Nov 1947, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Albert J Brown | 38' | 54' | Trevor Ford | pen 44' | 88' |

Assist(s) | George Edwards | 38' | 54' | Jackie Martin | 88' |

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Clarke
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Ferrier
⚽ | 38' Goal, 1-2, Albert J Brown, Assist by George Edwards
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-2, Trevor Ford, pen
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54' Goal, 3-2, Albert J Brown, Assist by George Edwards
⚽ | 88' Goal, 4-2, Trevor Ford, Assist by Jackie Martin
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-4 Aston Villa

Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 8 November 1947

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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London, 1947-1952
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London, 1947-1952

Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 67 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 13 🟥 24 | 1.54

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
69
🟩
28
🟨
0
69
🟨
15
🟥
0
0
🟥
26
1
🥅
18
91
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
46
🟩
18
🟨
0
46
🟨
11
🟥
0
15
🟥
17
5
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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50
🟩
20
🟨
0
50
🟨
10
🟥
1
0
🟥
20
0
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
59
🟩
26
🟨
0
59
🟨
12
🟥
0
0
🟥
21
0
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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49
🟩
25
🟨
0
49
🟨
8
🟥
0
2
🟥
16
0
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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67
🟩
30
🟨
0
67
🟨
13
🟥
0
11
🟥
24
5
F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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4
🟩
3
🟨
0
4
🟨
0
🟥
0
3
🟥
1
2
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
25
🟩
11
🟨
0
25
🟨
6
🟥
0
18
🟥
8
3
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Sub 4
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Player Profile
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
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56
🟩
26
🟨
0
56
🟨
11
🟥
0
1
🟥
19
4
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
64
🟩
27
🟨
0
64
🟨
16
🟥
0
19
🟥
21
11
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
67
🟩
27
🟨
0
67
🟨
14
🟥
0
16
🟥
26
17
Sub 1
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Sub 3
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Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
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Player Profile

Division One

Portsmouth

6-3-6, 15 PTS

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Fratton Park

Attendance: 40,440

Butler, McCoy, Rookes, Ferrier, Scoular, Dickinson, Harris, Brown, Barlow, Clarke, Froggatt.

Manager: Bob Jackson.

Bob Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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