Game #2020
Aston Villa
13-7-11, 33 PTS

Saturday, 20 March 1948
9th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
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 |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
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 |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Vic Potts replaces Eddie Lowe.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
An early goal after 30 seconds and yet another injury put paid to Villa's hopes at Deepdale against title chasing Preston as Alex Massie's side fall to a second successive defeat.
Villa now have six defeats in their last 10 games and 4 wins, failing to score for the second time in six.
Starting XI

Lost
0-3
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 1' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Hannah (30 Seconds)
๐ฅ
| 15' Goal, 0-2, (Preston North End), McClure
๐ | 40' Player retires from field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
๐ | HT Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
๐ฅ
| 61' Goal, 0-3, (Preston North End), McLaren
๐ | FT Preston North End 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 20 March 1948
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. W. Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: E. W. Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Epsom, 1938-1952
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 83 | ๐ฉ | 36 ๐จ 17 ๐ฅ 30 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Preston North End
18-6-8, 42 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 28,001
Gooch, Walton, Gray, Waters, Dougall, Anders, McLaren (g), McClure (g), Jackson, Horton, Hannah (g).
Manager: Committee.
Management Committee
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: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1937โ38
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1947-48
Playing Squad





























