Game #1989
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1947
Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Grimsby Town
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 20,532
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Grimsby Town
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 August 1947
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Grimsby Town), Billy Cairns
🕒 | HT Grimsby Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-2, (Grimsby Town), Johnson
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Grimsby Town), Billy Cairns
🕒 | FT Grimsby Town 3-0 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
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 August 1947
Villa suffer a shock opening day defeat as they are well beaten at Blundell Park.
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
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
Grimsby Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 23 August 1947
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🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 10 🟥 19 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
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
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Charlie Spencer | 🏴 |
Grimsby Town
Tweedy, Blenkinsopp, Taylor, Fisher, Wardle, Johnson (g), Hodgson, Reeve, Clifton, Cairns (g) (g), Briggs.
Manager: Charles Spencer.
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Aug 1947, Villa 0-3 Grimsby, Blundell Park