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Game #2005

Aston Villa

8-3-6, 19 PTS

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Saturday, 15 November 1947

5th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

George Cummings and Billy Goffin replace Eddie Lowe and Trevor Ford.

Not recorded

  • Villa win three successive games for the first time this season as they put bottom side Bolton to the sword at Villa Park as George Edwards grabs a brace and Billy Goffin an assist on his return to the side.

  • Villa climb to joint 5th alongside Derby and Wolves with third from bottom Stoke up next.

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Won

3-1

🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 4' | George Edwards | 59' | 85' |

Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 59' | Albert J Brown | 85' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 59' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-0, George Edwards, Assist by Albert J Brown
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 3-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Bradley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 15 November 1947

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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Harry Hartles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Runcorn, 1947
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Referee: Harry Hartles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Runcorn, 1947

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 68 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 13 🟥 24 | 1.56

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

70

70

🔥

0

1

🟩

29

🟨

15

🟥

26

18

🥅

92

LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

47

47

🔥

15

5

🟩

19

🟨

11

🟥

17

CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

51

51

🔥

0

0

🟩

21

🟨

10

🟥

20

RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

60

60

🔥

0

0

🟩

27

🟨

12

🟥

21

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

50

50

🔥

2

0

🟩

26

🟨

8

🟥

16

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

177

177

🔥

0

0

🟩

79

🟨

38

🟥

60

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

68

68

🔥

12

5

🟩

31

🟨

13

🟥

24

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

22

22

🔥

9

4

🟩

12

🟨

4

🟥

6

F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

5

5

🔥

3

3

🟩

4

🟨

0

🟥

1

F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

68

68

🔥

18

17

🟩

28

🟨

14

🟥

26

F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

65

65

🔥

19

11

🟩

28

🟨

16

🟥

21

🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

3-2-11, 8 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 43,531

Hanson, Hamlett, Banks, Roberts, Forrest, Howe, Lofthouse, Rothwell, Bradley (g), Woodward, Moir.

Manager: Walter Rowley.

Walter Rowley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1928-29

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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