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Game #2011

Aston Villa

9-7-7, 25 PTS

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Friday, 26 December 1947

5th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ | โŒ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ |

Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Billy Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Billy Evans replaces Billy Goffin.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

1-2

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1947, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 53' |

Assist(s) | Vic Potts | 53' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dennis Westcott
๐Ÿš‘ | 40' Player injured on field of play, Albert J Brown
๐Ÿš‘ | 40' Player retires from field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford
๐Ÿš‘ | 40' Full Back Harry Parkes takes over as Goalkeeper
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
๐Ÿš‘ | 46' Forward Albert Brown takes over as Goalkeeper
โšฝ | 53' Goal, 1-1, George Edwards, Assist by Vic Potts
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Johnny Hancocks
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Friday, 26 December 1947

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Jack Parker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1946-1950
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Jack Parker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1946-1950
Linesmen: G. Parkhurst; J. H. Irving

Previous 5 vs. Wolves: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 55 | ๐ŸŸฉ W25 (45% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D15 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(73% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L15 (27% ) | โšฝ 117 | ๐Ÿฅ… 84 | GD 33

Match Stats

Not recorded

Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950

๐Ÿ•’ 74 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 32 ๐ŸŸจ 17 ๐ŸŸฅ 25 | 1.53

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Division One

Wolverhampton Wanderers

10-5-7, 25 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 68,099

GK Bert Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Billy Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gus McLean | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Laurie Kelly | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Bill Shorthouse | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Willy Crook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Hancocks | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Jimmy Dunn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Jesse Pye | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Mullen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dennis Westcott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Ted Vizard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
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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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1907-08

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Bert Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
D Billy Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
FB Gus McLean | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Laurie Kelly | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Bill Shorthouse | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Willy Crook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Johnny Hancocks | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Jimmy Dunn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Jesse Pye | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Mullen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dennis Westcott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

76

โœ…

76

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

30

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

27

โ›”

18

๐Ÿฅ…

103

LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

53

โœ…

53

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

16

7

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

18

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

57

โœ…

57

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

22

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

21

RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

66

โœ…

66

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

28

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

22

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

56

โœ…

56

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

17

M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

62

โœ…

62

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

4

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

20

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

74

โœ…

74

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

7

๐ŸŸฉ

32

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

25

F Jackie Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

71

โœ…

71

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

21

11

๐ŸŸฉ

29

๐ŸŸจ

20

๐ŸŸฅ

22

F Albert J Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

11

โœ…

11

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

3

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

2

F Billy Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

5

โœ…

5

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

1

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

3

F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

74

โœ…

74

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

19

19

๐ŸŸฉ

29

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

27

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa lose for the first time in nine as they are beaten by Wolves but that is barely the story.

  • Albert J Brown is injured as is Joe Rutherford after 40 minutes, both are forced to retire from the field of play to leave Villa with 9 men and Harry Parkes in goal.

  • Rutherford suffers a dislocated finger and does not return in goal but does take a place in the outfield vacated by... Albert J Brown who had recovered sufficiently from his own injury to take Parkes' place in goal.

  • Despite this Villa manage to equalise but are undone by a 68' winner despte Brown's best efforts.

  • Villa fall back to joint 5th.

What they Said

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