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Game #2019

Aston Villa

13-7-10, 33 PTS

Saturday, 6 March 1948

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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

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Aston Villa

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
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Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 82 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 17 🟥 29 | 1.52

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: E. R. Varney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Derby, 1947-1948

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.

Not recorded

Referee

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

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

White, Young, Cox, Furniss, Sloan, Jackson, Whitelum (g), Thompson (g), Collindridge, Jones (g), Brook.

Manager: Teddy Davison.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

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

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

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

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟥 6 Mar 1948, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO
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