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Game #2043
1947-48
Position:
Division One
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,441
Saturday, 18 October 1947
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield United
Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | Trevor Ford |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #2043
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 18 October 1947
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Alex Massie |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Sheffield United
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
TEAM NEWS
Ron Guttridge and Albert Brown (debut) replace George Cummings and Billy Goffin.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Alex Massie
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Joe Rutherford |
RB Vic Potts |
CB Frank Moss |
LB Ron Guttridge |
FB Harry Parkes |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
W Les Smith |
F George Edwards |
F Jackie Martin |
F Albert Brown |
CF Trevor Ford |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
White, Cox, Latham, Furniss, Jackson, Forbes, Hagan, Collindridge, Jones, Nightingale, Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Forward Albert Brown made his Villa debut aged 31 after moving from Nottingham Forest earlier this month.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
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