Game #1977
Aston Villa
13-7-11, 33 PTS
Saturday, 8 March 1947
Lost
8th
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
14-9-6. 37 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 37,555
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
Manchester United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Graham | 36' |
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 March 1947
⚽ | 36' Goal, 1-0, Dicky Dorsett, Assist by John Graham
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Burke
🥅 | 64' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Pearson
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-1 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
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 March 1947
Villa are unluckily beaten at Maine Road by two quick second half strikes from hosts Manchester United.
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
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
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 8 March 1947
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🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 8 🟥 14 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Flanagan | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1946-1953
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Graham and Eddie Lowe replace Harry Parkes and Trevor Ford.
Not recorded
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MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |
Manchester United
Fielding, Aston, Walton, Warner, Carey, Chilton, Rowley, Pearson (g), Morris, Delaney, Burke (g).
Manager: Matt Busby.
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Arthur Haynes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Mar 1947, Villa 1-2 United, Maine Road