Game #2005
Aston Villa
8-3-6, 19 PTS
Saturday, 15 November 1947


Won
5th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
3-2-11, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 43,531
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Bolton Wanderers

Assist(s) | Billy Goffin | 59' | Albert J Brown | 85' |
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 November 1947
⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 59' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Billy Goffin
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-0, George Edwards, Assist by Albert J Brown
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 3-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Bradley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
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 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 November 1947
Villa win three successive games for the first time this season as they put bottom side Bolton to the sword at Villa Park as George Edwards grabs a brace and Billy Goffin an assist on his return to the side.
Villa climb to joint 5th alongside Derby and Wolves with third from bottom Stoke up next.
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, 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
Bolton Wanderers


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 15 November 1947
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🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Harry Hartles | 🏴 | Runcorn
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 68 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 13 🟥 24 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry Hartles | 🏴 | Runcorn, 1947-
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
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Cummings and Billy Goffin replace Eddie Lowe and Trevor Ford.
Not recorded
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Walter Rowley | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
Hanson, Hamlett, Banks, Roberts, Forrest, Howe, Lofthouse, Rothwell, Bradley (g), Woodward, Moir.
Manager: Walter Rowley.
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, 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

🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, 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 🇺
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Nov 1947, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park


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