Aston Villa
3-3-9, 9 PTS
Saturday, 30 October 1948
1948-49
20th
Lost
2-4
Stoke
7-4-4, 18 PTS
Division One
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 37,313
๐ฅ 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 35' (pen) | George Edwards | 2-4 |
Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 2-4 |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Villa lose for the second time in five as they are beaten at the Victoria Ground.
Despite the defeat Villa remain 20th but the gap to the bottom two is closed to a single point as Everton win.
Full back Derek Ashton makes his eighth and final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving to Wellington Town in August 1951.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 109 | ๐ฉ | 45 ๐จ 22 ๐ฅ 42 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #2046
Match Record
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Monmouth, 1948-1956
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-4
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 58 | ๐ฉ W34 (59% ) | ๐จ D12 | ๐บ(79% ) | ๐ฅ L12 (21% ) | โฝ 123 | ๐ฅ 62 | GD 61
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Stoke
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1946-48 ๐ 8 | โ 8 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #398 |
Match Timeline
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| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), George Mountford
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| 23' Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Peppitt
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| 30' Goal, 0-3, (Stoke City), Bowyer
โฝ | 35' Goal, 1-3, Dicky Dorsett, pen
๐ | HT Stoke City 3-1 Aston Villa
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| 47' Goal, 1-4, (Stoke City), Derek Ashton og
โฝ | Goal, 2-4, George Edwards, Assist by Harry Parkes
๐ | FT Stoke City 4-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Monmouth, 1948-1956
Officials
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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 | โฝ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Syd Howarth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
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Stoke
Bob McGrory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Herod, Franklin, McCue, Mould, Sellars, Mountford F, Peppitt (g), Ormston, Mountford G (g), Bowyer (g), Steele.
Manager: Bob McGrory.
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Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 3 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Trevor Ford replaces Jock Mulraney.
Stoke
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Stoke
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