Game #2051
Aston Villa
5-3-13, 13 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1948
21st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
Team News
Amos Moss and George Edwards replace Harry Parkes and Syd Howarth.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 | 1948 🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 - | #411 |
Lost
0-3
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Stewart
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
🥅 | 66' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Stewart
🥅 | 71' Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Bodle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Birmingham City
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Fred Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Fred Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
Linesmen: N. W. Hillier; R. Thirlwall
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 52 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 93 | 🥅 70 |
League 🕒 49 | 🟩 20 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 88 | 🥅 70 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 26 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 52 | 🥅 34 |
Away 🕒 26 | 🟩 8 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 41 | 🥅 36 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 22 🟥 45 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Birmingham City
7-6-7, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 62,414
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
FB Ken Green | 🏴 |
CB Ted Duckhouse | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Jennings | 🏴 |
M Fred Harris | 🏴 |
M Frank Mitchell | 🏴 |
W Harold Roberts | 🏴 |
W Jackie Stewart | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Johnny Berry | 🏴 |
F Neil Dougall | 🏴 |
F Harold Bodle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Walter Taylor | 🏴 |
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gil Merrick | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Ted Duckhouse | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Ken Green | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Jennings | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Fred Harris | 🏴 |
M Frank Mitchell | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Harold Roberts | 🏴 |
W Jackie Stewart | 🏴 |
W Johnny Berry | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Neil Dougall | 🏴 |
F Harold Bodle | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
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.
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