Aston Villa
13-7-10, 33 PTS
Saturday, 6 March 1948
1947-48
8th=
Lost
1-3
Sheffield United
13-17-12, 33 PTS
Division One
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 37,775
๐ฅ 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 90' |
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 6 March 1948
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Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 82 | ๐ฉ | 36 ๐จ 17 ๐ฅ 29 | 1.52
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Match Record
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 6 March 1948
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. R. Varney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1947-1948
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 84 | ๐ฉ W41 (49% ) | ๐จ D20 | ๐บ(73% ) | ๐ฅ L23 (27% ) | โฝ 172 | ๐ฅ 117 | GD 55
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Sheffield United
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
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| 8' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Thompson
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| 36' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Jones
๐ | HT Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa
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| 61' Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United), Whitelum
โฝ | 90โ Goal, 1-3, Dicky Dorsett, pen
๐ | FT Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: E. R. Varney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1947-1948
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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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 | โฝ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Sheffield United
Teddy Davison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
White, Young, Cox, Furniss, Sloan, Jackson, Whitelum (g), Thompson (g), Collindridge, Jones (g), Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
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 |
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Sheffield United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
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