Game #2055
Aston Villa
6-4-14, 16 PTS
Monday, 27 December 1948
21st
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
Team News
Johnny Dixon and Syd Howarth replace Les Smith and Billy Goffin.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
5-1
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Syd Howarth | 15' | Trevor Ford | 46' | 75' | 78' | 88' |
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 15' | 88' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Syd Howarth, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford (pen)
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-0, Trevor Ford
⚽ | 78' Goal, 4-0, Trevor Ford
🥅 | 84' Goal, 4-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jimmy Dunn
⚽ | 88' Goal, 5-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Monday, 27 December 1948
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Stan Roberts | 🏴 | Wallasey, 1948-1949
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Stan Roberts | 🏴 | Wallasey, 1948-1949
Linesmen: D. R. Wildman; H. Ball
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 58 | 🟩 W26 (45% ) | 🟨 D15 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L17 (29% ) | ⚽ 123 | 🥅 93 | GD 30
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 118 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 23 🟥 47 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 63,769
GK Dennis Parsons (ft) | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
LB Laurie Kelly | 🏴 |
FB Bill Shorthouse | 🏴 |
FB Roy Pritchard (ft) | 🏴 |
M Willy Crook | 🏴 |
W Johnny Hancocks | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Dunn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Smyth | 🇮🇪 |
F Jesse Pye | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Mullen | 🏴 |
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
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: 1907-08
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Dennis Parsons (ft) | 🏴 |
Defenders
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Laurie Kelly | 🏴 |
FB Bill Shorthouse | 🏴 |
FB Roy Pritchard (ft) | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Willy Crook | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Johnny Hancocks | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Jimmy Dunn | 🏴 |
F Sammy Smyth | 🇮🇪 |
F Jesse Pye | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Mullen | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa win for the first time since November 13th and first time in seven games as they go 5-0 against a side that had beaten them 0-4 two days earlier
Syd Howarth opens the scoring before Trevor Ford hits four second half goals.
Villa climb off the bottom of the table climbing one place to 21st but Boro, Sheffield United, Huddersfield and Everton are all back within two points.
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Match Media
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