Aston Villa
12-7-9, 31 PTS
Saturday, 21 February 1948
1947-48
8th=
Won
3-0
Chelsea
8-7-14, 23 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,082
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' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
๐จ 27 Aug 1947, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐จ 30 Aug 1947, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1947, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Sep 1947, Villa 3-0 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Sep 1947, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Sep 1947, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Sep 1947, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Oct 1947, Villa 2-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Oct 1947, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 18 Oct 1947, Villa 2-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Oct 1947, Villa 0-2 United, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Nov 1947, Villa 4-1 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 8 Nov 1947, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Nov 1947, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐จ 29 Nov 1947, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 6 Dec 1947, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐จ 13 Dec 1947, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 20 Dec 1947, Villa 2-2 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1947, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Dec 1947, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 3 Jan 1948, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Jan 1948, Villa 4-6 United, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 31 Jan 1948, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Feb 1948, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Feb 1948, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Feb 1948, Villa 4-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฅ 22 Mar 1948, Villa 0-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 26 Mar 1948, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐จ 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Apr 1948, Villa 3-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Apr 1948, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Apr 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
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Saturday, 21 February 1948
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Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 80 | ๐ฉ | 35 ๐จ 17 ๐ฅ 28 | 1.53
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Match Record
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 21 February 1948
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 43 | ๐ฉ W22 (51% ) | ๐จ D8 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L13 (30% ) | โฝ 74 | ๐ฅ 53 | GD 21
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Chelsea
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Officials
Referee: George Iliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1947-1948
Linesmen: J. W. Handford; F. J. Chapman
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Chelsea
Billy Birrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Johnny Dixon replaces John Graham.
Chelsea
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
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 |
Chelsea
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 |
Match Media
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1947-48
First Team Squad
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #404 |
Full Back
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M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #390 |
Midfielder
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W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |
Winger
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CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #377 |
Forward
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F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |
Forward
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CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #403 |
Forward
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GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
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LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |
Full Back
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RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #392 |
Full Back
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M Harry Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #408 |
Midfielder
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F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #406 |
Forward
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CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |
Forward
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F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #400 |
Forward
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GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #398 |
Full Back
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FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
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M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
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W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
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F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Forward
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F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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