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Game #1975

Aston Villa

13-6-10, 32 PTS

Saturday, 15 February 1947

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Lost

7th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

Division One

Portsmouth

10-4-12, 24 PTS

Fratton Park

Attendance: 26,791

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

Portsmouth

3-2

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | George Edwards | 28' | 42' |

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 February 1947

🚑 | 8' Player retires from field of play with injury, Eddie Lowe
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Jackie Martin, Assist by George Edwards
🥅 | 30' Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth), Barlow
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
🥅 | 84' Goal, 2-2, (Portsmouth), Froggatt
🥅 | 86' Goal, 2-3, (Portsmouth), Reid
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 3-2 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

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 February 1947
  • Villa lose Eddie Lowe after 8' to injury and are forced to play the rest of the game with 10 men but deservedly lead at half time before holding the lead until the 84th minute when the home team hit two quick goals to leave Villa pointless on the road.

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

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

Aston Villa

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

Portsmouth

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39

FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
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Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

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

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 15 February 1947

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🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Jim Wiltshire | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Dorset
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

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

🕒 38 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 7 🟥 13 | 1.61

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jim Wiltshire | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Dorset, 1934-

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

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Bob Iverson replaces Amos Moss.

Not recorded

Referee

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 | ❌ |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Jack Tinn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Portsmouth

Butler, Rookes, Ferrier, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Evans, Barlow (g), Parker, Reid (g), Froggatt (g).

Manager: Jack Tinn.

Line Ups

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 4 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 15 Feb 1947, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton

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MATCH VIDEO
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