Game #2017
Aston Villa
12-7-9, 31 PTS
Saturday, 21 February 1948
8th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
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 Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Johnny Dixon replaces John Graham.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
๐ฉ 21 Feb 1948, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 40' | George Edwards | 50' | Trevor Ford | 59' |
Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 40' | Johnny Dixon | 50' | Dicky Dorsett | 59' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Trevor Ford
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
โฝ | 50' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Johnny Dixon
โฝ | 59' Goal, 3-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 21 February 1948
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: George Iliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1947-1948
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: George Iliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1947-1948
Linesmen: J. W. Handford; F. J. Chapman
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 43 | ๐ฉ W22 (51% ) | ๐จ D8 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L13 (30% ) | โฝ 74 | ๐ฅ 53 | GD 21
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 80 | ๐ฉ | 35 ๐จ 17 ๐ฅ 28 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Chelsea
8-7-14, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,082
GK Harry Medhurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D John Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Winter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Sid Bathgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Ken Armstrong | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy MacAuley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Dyke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Bobby Campbell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F John McInnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Roy Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Birrell | 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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Medhurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D John Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Danny Winter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Sid Bathgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Ken Armstrong | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy MacAuley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Charlie Dyke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Bobby Campbell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F John McInnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Roy Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa record successive wins for the first time since November as Trevor Ford scores for the second successive game to crush Chelsea at Villa Park.
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