F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Forward
1947-49 ๐ 7 | โ 7 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ - | #405 |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1947-49 | Youth |
Football League First Division |
๐ 7 | โ
7 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ - | #405 |
๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 |
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
William Emmanuel Evans
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 September 1921 | Aston ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (5ย ft 8ย in) 1.73 m |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

Aston Villa Youth
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Linread Works association football team ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
- 1947 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | 1 September 1946 | 25 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Played Under
Managers

Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1947-49 ๐ 7 | โ 7 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 |
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 43% | 0% | 57% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.33 | 1.75 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Competition Record






๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
2.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | 24 | D1 | 8th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 1.00 |
1947-48 | 25 | D1 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1948-49 | 26 | D1 | 10th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1946-47 | ๐ฅ 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1946-47 | ๐ฅ 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 25 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Debut | ๐ฅ 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Billy Evans | 6' | |
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
3rd | ๐ฉ 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park |
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Did not Play as Goalkeeper |
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1948-49 | ๐ฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park | 27 | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1948-49 | ๐ฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948-49 | June 1949 | 27 | Free | Notts County ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Alex Massie ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
1949-53 Notts County ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division South, Second Division
๐ 96 | โฝ 14 | (League)
1953-55 Gillingham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South
๐ 89 | โฝ 12 | (League)
1955-57 Grimsby Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division North, Second Division
๐ 102 | โฝ 28 | (League)
1957 Retired aged 35
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Quotes

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Biography
Player #405 for Aston Villa, William Emmanuel Evans, known as Billy Evans, played as a forward for the club. Billy played for Villa between 1946-47 and 1948-49 making 7 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Billy was born in Aston, less than a mile from Villa Park, on 5 September 1921 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 26 April 1947 at the age of 25.
Villa had signed Billy from Linread Works FC in August 1946 and he signed professional forms with Villa the following month, September 1946.
Billy arrived at Villa Park having learnt his trade as part of the Birmingham Works football environment and immediately lit up the first team from his debut at the end of the 1946-47 season. A dashing inside forward with speed and a good shot, Billy hit 3 goals in 4 appearances in his debut season but he was only to appear in the league for Villa on a further 2 occasions the following season.
Billyโs FA Cup debut was his final game for Villa, on Saturday, 22 January 1949, his only game for the club that season having not featured at all in the league, before moving on to Notts County in June 1949.
Billy had played under manager Alex Massie.
Billy passed away from lung cancer in Grimsby in August 1960 aged just 38.

Died
1 August 1990, Aged 68
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Appearances
7

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Starts
7

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Goals Scored
3

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Assists Made
1

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Matches

F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฅ 26 Apr 1947, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park


Game #1985
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: William Strainge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1946-1947
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 26 April 1947
Scorer(s) | Billy Evans | 6' |
Assist(s) | Jackie Martin | 6' |
Teams

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | 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 |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Sidlow, Harley, Lambert, Paisley, Hughes, Taylor, Palk, Watkinson (g), Fagan (g), Liddell, Stubbins.
Manager: George Kay.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
โฝ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Billy Evans, Assist by Jackie Martin
๐ฅ
| 9' Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Watkinson
๐ฅ
| 20' Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Fagan
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in five despite taking the lead through debutant Billy Evans but ragged play lets Liverpool back into the game.
Forward Billy Evans makes a goalscoring debut for Villa after moving from Linread Works FC in August 1946.
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฉ 10 May 1947, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Villa Park


Game #1986
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Arthur Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crewe, 1947
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 10 May 1947
Scorer(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 49' | Johnny Dixon | 78' |
Assist(s) | Bob Iverson | 49' |
Teams

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | 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 |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |

Marks, Wightman, Cook, Bell, Horton, Baldwin, Oakes, Venters, Guest (g), Rogers, Weir.
Manager: Eddie Hapgood.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 14' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Guest
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
โฝ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Dicky Dorsett, Assist by Bob Iverson
โ | 50' Penalty save, Joe Rutherford
โฝ | 78' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their surprise defeat to Liverool to win for the third time in six.
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฉ 17 May 1947, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park


Game #1987
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Edward Plinston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Warrington, 1946-1951
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 17 May 1947
Scorer(s) | Billy Evans | 10' | 53' | Bob Iverson | 41' | Johnny Dixon | 61' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 10' | George Edwards | 41' | Johnny Dixon | 53' | Billy Evans | 61' |
Teams

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

Fairbrother, Williams, Watson, Shankly, Scott, Hamilton, Beattie, Wilson (g), McIntosh (g), Garth, Corr.
Manager: Committee.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 2' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Wilson
โฝ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Billy Evans, Assist by Les Smith
โฝ | 41' Goal, 2-1, Bob Iverson, Assist by George Edwards
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Preston North End
โฝ | 53' Goal, 3-1, Billy Evans, Assist by Johnny Dixon
โฝ | 61' Goal, 4-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Billy Evans
๐ฅ
| 71' Goal, 4-2, (Preston North End), McIntosh
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Preston North End
On This Day
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฅ 26 May 1947, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park


Game #1988
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Monday, 26 May 1947
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ron Guttridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Herod, McCue, Mould, Sellars, Mountford F, Kirton, Steele, Baker, Peppitt, Ormston, Mountford G (g).
Manager: Bob McGrory.
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 3' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), George Mountford
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City
On This Day
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1947, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park


Game #2011
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Jack Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1946-1950
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Friday, 26 December 1947
Scorer(s) | George Edwards | 53' |
Assist(s) | Vic Potts | 53' |
Teams

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ | โ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 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 |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |

Williams, Wright, McLean, Kelly, Shorthouse, Crook, Dunn, Pye, Hancocks (g), Westcott (g), Mullen.
Manager: Edward Vizard.
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Westcott
๐ | 40' Player injured on field of play, Albert J Brown
๐ | 40' Player retires from field of play with injury, Joe Rutherford
๐ | 40' Full Back Harry Parkes takes over as Goalkeeper
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
๐ | 46' Forward Albert Brown takes over as Goalkeeper
โฝ | 53' Goal, 1-1, George Edwards, Assist by Vic Potts
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hancocks
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in nine as they are beaten by Wolves but that is barely the story.
Albert J Brown is injured as is Joe Rutherford after 40 minutes, both are forced to retire from the field of play to leave Villa with 9 men and Harry Parkes in goal.
Rutherford suffers a dislocated finger and does not return in goal but does take a place in the outfield vacated by... Albert J Brown who had recovered sufficiently from his own injury to take Parkes' place in goal.
Despite this Villa manage to equalise but are undone by a 68' winner despte Brown's best efforts.
Villa fall back to joint 5th.
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฅ 27 Dec 1947, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux


Game #2012
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Jack Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1946-1950
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 27 December 1947
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 52' |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 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 | โฝ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Williams, Wright, McLean, Kelly, Shorthouse, Crook, Dunn, Pye, Hancocks (g) (g), Westcott (g), Mullen (g).
Manager: Edward Vizard.
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Keith Jones
๐ | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Mullen
๐ฅ
| 49' Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hancocks
โฝ | 52' Goal, 1-2, Les Smith
๐ฅ
| 71' Goal, 1-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Westcott
๐ฅ
| 88' Goal, 1-4, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hancocks
๐ | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Following the injury calamities of the previous day, Villa come to Molineux with a novice 'keeper..
Goalkeeper Keith Jones makes his Villa debut after Joe Rutherford is ruled out with a dislocated finger suffered on Boxing Day and with Alan Wakeman already ruled out with a broke wrist. Jones, 19, had joined from Kidderminster Harriers in May 1946.
Villa fall back to joint 8th in the table after their two defeats as Wolves climb into fifth.
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
๐ฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


Game #2060
Division One
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Norman Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 1948-1957
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #26ย |
Manager Game | #123 |
Saturday, 22 January 1949
Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 7' |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

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 |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Swindin, Barnes, Smith, Mercer, Macaulay, Compton, McPherson, Lishman, Roper, Logie, Rooke.
Manager: Tom Whittaker.
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Billy Goffin
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
On This Day
Villa return to League action for the first time in three weeks and the break seems to have done them the world of good as Billy Goffin scores an early goal capitalising on a goalkeeping error to beat Arsenal at Villa Park.
Villa now have 8 league wins this season and two in their last nine.
Villa keep their second League clean sheet of the season and first since November.
Villa's win however still leaves Alex Massie's side joint bottom of the table alongside Huddersfield and Preston, four points behind Everton.
Forward Billy Evans made his seventh and final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Notts County in June 1949.