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Game #1952

Aston Villa

3-0-4, 6 PTS

Saturday, 21 September 1946

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Lost

11th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Division One

Blackpool

5-0-2, 10 PTS

Bloomfield Road

Attendance: 27,452

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Blackpool

1-0

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | None

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 September 1946

🟢 | 1' Debut, Derek Ashton, Arthur Haynes
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Mortensen
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
❌ | 81' Missed penalty, George Cummings
🕒 | FT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 September 1946
  • Villa suffer a rare defeat to second placed Blackpool and lose away from home for the first time this season.

  • Villa concede first for the sixth time in seven games in 1946-47.

  • Full back Derek Ashton, 24, makes his Villa debut after joining from Wolves in May 1946.

  • Winger Arthur Haynes, 22, makes his Villa debut after joining from Paget Rangers in January 1946.

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 FB Derek Ashton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #398 | Free transfer from Wolves
🟢 W Arthur Haynes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #400 | Youth team promotion

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Blackpool

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackpool
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Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 21 September 1946

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🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich, 1946-
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 15 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 1 🟥 6 | 1.67

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich, 1936-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Alex Massie hands debuts to Derek Ashton and Arthur Haynes and recalls Bob Iverson and Johnny Dixon with Eric Houghton, Harry Parkes, Vic Potts and Jackie Martin dropping out.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Derek Ashton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🟢 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Joe Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Blackpool

Wallace, Sibley, Crosland, Lewis, Johnston, Kelly, Buchan, McIntosh, Blair, Eastham, Mortensen (g).

Manager: Joe Smith.

Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 4 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Reported

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO
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