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

Saturday, 20 March 1948
9th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
Vic Potts replaces Eddie Lowe.
Not recorded
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.

Lost
0-3
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Hannah (30 Seconds)
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-2, (Preston North End), McClure
🚑 | 40' Player retires from field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
🕒 | HT Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Preston North End), McLaren
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 20 March 1948

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 17 🟥 30 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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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
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
