Game #2017
Aston Villa
12-7-9, 31 PTS
Saturday, 21 February 1948
8th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
Team News
Johnny Dixon replaces John Graham.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
🟩 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
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Trevor Ford
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 50' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Johnny Dixon
⚽ | 59' Goal, 3-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | 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 | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: George Iliffe | 🏴 | Leicester, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: George Iliffe | 🏴 | Leicester, 1947-1948
Linesmen: J. W. Handford; F. J. Chapman
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 43 | 🟩 W22 (51% ) | 🟨 D8 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L13 (30% ) | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 53 | GD 21
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 17 🟥 28 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Chelsea
8-7-14, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,082
GK Harry Medhurst | 🏴 |
D John Harris | 🏴 |
FB Danny Winter | 🏴 |
FB Sid Bathgate | 🏴 |
M Ken Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Jimmy MacAuley | 🏴 |
W Charlie Dyke | 🏴 |
W Bobby Campbell | 🏴 |
F John McInnes | 🏴 |
F Tommy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Roy Bentley | 🏴 |
Billy Birrell | 🏴 |
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Medhurst | 🏴 |
Defenders
D John Harris | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Danny Winter | 🏴 |
FB Sid Bathgate | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ken Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Jimmy MacAuley | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Charlie Dyke | 🏴 |
W Bobby Campbell | 🏴 |
Forwards
F John McInnes | 🏴 |
F Tommy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Roy Bentley | 🏴 |
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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