Aston Villa
5-3-13, 13 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1948
1948-49
21st
Lost
0-3
Birmingham City
7-6-7, 20 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 62,414
๐ฅ 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
๐ฉ 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Aug 1948, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Aug 1948, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Aug 1948, Villa 2-4 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 4 Sep 1948, Villa 1-1 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Sep 1948, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Sep 1948, Villa 2-4 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 18 Sep 1948, Villa 3-3 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 United, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 9 Oct 1948, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Oct 1948, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Nov 1948, Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Nov 1948, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Nov 1948, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Nov 1948, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐จ 18 Dec 1948, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Dec 1948, Villa 0-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 8 Jan 1949, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐จ 15 Jan 1949, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Burnden
FA Cup
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1949, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Jan 1949, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Mar 1949, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Mar 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Mar 1949, Villa 3-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐จ 26 Mar 1949, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 15 Apr 1949, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker Park
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐จ 19 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 27 Apr 1949, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1949, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐จ 7 May 1949, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Villa lose three successive games for the first time since September as they surrender at home to neighbours Birmingham with relegation once again a real possibility under Alex Massie.
Villa drop to 21st, one point above bottom side Preston.
Winger Jock Mulraney made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 32 before moving on to Cradley Heath in August 1949.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 114 | ๐ฉ | 47 ๐จ 22 ๐ฅ 45 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #2051
Match Record
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Fred Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 52 | ๐ฉ 22 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 93 | ๐ฅ
70 |
League ๐ 49 | ๐ฉ 20 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 88 | ๐ฅ
70 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 26 | ๐ฉ 14 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 52 | ๐ฅ
34 |
Away ๐ 26 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 41 | ๐ฅ
36 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Birmingham City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1948 ๐ 12 | โ 12 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ 3 | ๐บ - | #411 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 15' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Stewart
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
๐ฅ
| 66' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Stewart
๐ฅ
| 71' Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Bodle
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Birmingham City
Officials
Referee: Fred Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
Linesmen: N. W. Hillier; R. Thirlwall
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
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 |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Amos Moss | 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 |
W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Birmingham City
Walter Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Gil Merrick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Ken Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ted Duckhouse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dennis Jennings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Fred Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harold Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jackie Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Neil Dougall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Harold Bodle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Amos Moss and George Edwards replace Harry Parkes and Syd Howarth.
Birmingham City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Birmingham City
Goalkeepers
GK Gil Merrick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Ted Duckhouse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Ken Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dennis Jennings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Fred Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Harold Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jackie Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Johnny Berry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Neil Dougall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Harold Bodle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
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1948-49
First Team Squad
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #398 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #415 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #403 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
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M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
Midfielder
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W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #406 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |
Forward
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F Miller Craddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #414 |
Forward
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GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
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LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |
Full Back
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M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #390 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #411 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #400 |
Forward
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CF Syd Howarth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #413 |
Forward
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