Game #2044
Aston Villa
2-3-8, 7 PTS

Saturday, 16 October 1948
20th
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | 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 | 2 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Con Martin replaces Albert Brown.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in three but remain 20th as Everton and Sheffield United also lose to Derby and Charlton respectively. Villa face Charlton next.
Starting XI

Lost
1-4
๐ฅ 16 Oct 1948, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 30' |
Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 30' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 18' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), George Smith
โฝ | 30' Goal, 1-1, Les Smith, Assist by Harry Parkes
๐ | HT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-2, (Manchester City), Oakes
๐ฅ
| 79' Goal, 1-3, (Manchester City), George Smith
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-4, (Manchester City), George Smith
๐ | FT Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #107 |
Saturday, 16 October 1948
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Reg Leafe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nottingham, 1948-1960
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Reg Leafe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nottingham, 1948-1960
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 67 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 120 | ๐ฅ
113 |
League ๐ 61 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 24 | โฝ 111 | ๐ฅ
101 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 80 | ๐ฅ
37 |
Away ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 22 | โฝ 39 | ๐ฅ
57 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 107 | ๐ฉ | 44 ๐จ 22 ๐ฅ 41 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Manchester City
6-4-3, 16 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 41,240
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Oakes (g), McDowall, Walsh, Fagan, Black, Smith (g) (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
Jock Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1948-49
Playing Squad































