Game #1972
Aston Villa
12-5-9, 29 PTS
Saturday, 18 January 1947
Won
7th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
8-5-12, 21 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 57,524
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 January 1947
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
⚽ | 15' Goal, 2-0, Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa
💥 | Missed penalty, Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-2 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
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 January 1947
Left back Ron Guttridge, 30, and centre forward Trevor Ford, 23, made their Villa debuts after joining from Prescot Cables FC and Swansea Town in March 1937 and January 1947 respectively.
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 | #403 | Youth team promotion
🟢 CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | #404 | £9,500 signing from Swansea
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937-38
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 18 January 1947
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🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 6 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Ford and Ron Guttridge make their debuts as Eddie Lowe and Amos Moss return with Frank Moss, Ernie Callaghan, John Graham and Ronnie Starling dropping out.
Not recorded
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guttridge | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
George Allison | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK George Swindin | 🏴 |
RH Harry Waller | 🏴 |
LH Ernie Collett | 🏴 |
WH Paddy Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
M Alf Fields | 🏴 |
W Tommy Rudkin | 🏴 |
W Dennis Compton | 🏴 |
W Ian McPherson | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Logie | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Rooke | 🏴 |
CF Reg Lewis | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
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
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Jan 1947, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Highbury