Game #1998
Aston Villa
4-3-3, 11 PTS
Saturday, 27 September 1947


Won
6th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Huddersfield Town
3-2-5, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 46,103
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Huddersfield Town

Assist(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 32' | Eddie Lowe | 82' |
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 September 1947
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Thompson
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
⚽ | 82' Goal, 2-1, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Eddie Lowe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Huddersfield Town
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
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 September 1947
Villa win successive games for the first time this season and make it four wins in their last seven as Trevor Ford contributes his fourth goal involvement in two games and Johnny Dixon scores his second of the season since his to the side.
Villa climb to outright sixth in the table one point ahead of Chelsea who they face next.
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa 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
Huddersfield Town


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 27 September 1947
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🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Tedds | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1947-1948
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 13 🟥 21 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa 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
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Stephenson (ex) | 🏴 |

Huddersfield Town
Hesford, Hepplewhite, Hayes, Metcalfe, Watson, Boot, Barker, Whittingham, Thompson (g), Smith, Hutchinson.
Manager: George Stephenson.
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park


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🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park


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🟩 27 Sep 1947, Villa 2-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park

