Game #2020
Aston Villa
13-7-11, 33 PTS
Saturday, 20 March 1948


Lost
9th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Preston North End
18-6-8, 42 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 28,001
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 March 1948
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Hannah (30 Seconds)
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-2, (Preston North End), McClure
🚑 | 40' Player retires from field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
🕒 | HT Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, Les Smith, concussion
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Preston North End), McLaren
🕒 | FT Preston North End 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
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 March 1948
An early goal after 30 seconds and yet another injury put paid to Villa's hopes at Deepdale against title chasing Preston as Alex Massie's side fall to a second successive defeat.
Villa now have six defeats in their last 10 games and 4 wins, failing to score for the second time in six.
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale

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
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End


Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League 🕒 66 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 126 | 🥅 106 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
For the 43rd time in 72 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 24 Preston 21. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Saturday, 20 March 1948
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🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 17 🟥 30 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-
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
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Potts replaces Eddie Lowe.
Not recorded
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🚑 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Management Committee

Preston North End
Gooch, Walton, Gray, Waters, Dougall, Anders, McLaren (g), McClure (g), Jackson, Horton, Hannah (g).
Manager: Committee.
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
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
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Mar 1948, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale


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