Game #2019
Aston Villa
13-7-10, 33 PTS
Saturday, 6 March 1948


Lost
8th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sheffield United
13-17-12, 33 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 37,775
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 March 1948
🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Thompson
🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Jones
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United), Whitelum
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 1-3, Dicky Dorsett, pen
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 March 1948
Villa are well beaten at Bramall Lane going into the final seconds 3 down before a last gasp Dicky Dorsett penalty gifts Alex Massie's side a goal and it's back to joint 8th they go.
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 6 March 1948
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🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. R. Varney | 🏴 | Derby, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 82 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 17 🟥 29 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. R. Varney | 🏴 | Derby, 1947-1948
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Not recorded
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
White, Young, Cox, Furniss, Sloan, Jackson, Whitelum (g), Thompson (g), Collindridge, Jones (g), Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


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🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


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🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

