Game #1952
Aston Villa
3-0-4, 6 PTS
Saturday, 21 September 1946


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich, 1946-
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 1 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clifford Fletcher | 🏴 | Northwich, 1936-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

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

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
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

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 | 🏴 |

Blackpool
Wallace, Sibley, Crosland, Lewis, Johnston, Kelly, Buchan, McIntosh, Blair, Eastham, Mortensen (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 21 Sep 1946, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Injury | 4 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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


MATCH QUOTES
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