Game #2048
Aston Villa
5-3-9, 13 PTS

Saturday, 13 November 1948
17th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 | 🔥 |
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 | 2 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
Syd Howarth replaces Trevor Ford.
Not recorded
Villa record successive wins for the first time in 1948-49 and first time in 17 games.
Villa keep a clean sheet for the first time in 1948-49 and first time in 17 games.
Villa win away for the first time in 1948-49 at the 8th attempt.
George Edwards wins it with his 9th goal of the season and 9th in his last 11 games.
Villa climb to joint 17th leapfrogging their defeated opponents and open up a three point lead over the bottom two after Everton, their next opposition, beat fellow strugglers Sheffield United.

Won
1-0
🟩 13 Nov 1948, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 15' |
Assist(s) | Syd Howarth | 15' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, George Edwards, Assist by Syd Howarth
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
❌ | 64' Saved penalty, Joe Rutherford
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 13 November 1948

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 22 🟥 42 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Preston North End
4-2-11, 10 PTS

Deepdale
Attendance: 22,289
Newlands, Walton, Scott, Davie, Corbett, Beattie, McIntosh, Langton, Horton, Finney, Bogan.
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
