Game #1993
Aston Villa
1-3-1, 5 PTS
Saturday, 6 September 1947


Drew
11th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,772
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Blackburn Rovers
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 September 1947
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 0-0 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
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 September 1947
Villa without an away goal in three games this season secure their second successive 0-0 draw on the road, this time against Blackburn who win their first point in five games.
Having been dropped from the Sunderland game due to his errant individualism, Dicky Dorsett is recalled by Alex Massie after Billy Goffin falls ill on the journey north.
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood

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
Blackburn Rovers


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 6 September 1947
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🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 13 🟥 19 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-
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
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dicky Dorsett replaces Billy Goffin.
Not recorded
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Will Scott | 🏴 |

Blackburn Rovers
Marks, Tomlinson, Higgins, Bell, Campbell, Pryde, Baldwin, Oakes, Venters, Weir, Langton.
Manager: Jack Bruton.
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
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
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 6 Sep 1947, Villa 0-0 Blackburn, Ewood


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