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Game #2023

Aston Villa

14-8-12, 36 PTS

Saturday, 27 March 1948

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Won

9th

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Division One

Portsmouth

14-5-14, 33 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 36,786

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

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Portsmouth

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Assist(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 17' | Albert J Brown | 32' |

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 27 March 1948

⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Albert J Brown, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
⚽ | 32' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Albert J Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth), Phillips
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Portsmouth

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 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 27 March 1948

  • Villa win for the first time in five as they beat Portsmouth at Villa Park thanks to Albert J Brown's second goal in two games.

  • Villa remain 9th.

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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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

Portsmouth

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39

FIXTURE HISTORY

Portsmouth

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Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Saturday, 27 March 1948

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🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 86 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 18 🟥 31 | 1.50

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | London

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.

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Referee

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Harry Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

MANAGER

Bob Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Portsmouth

Butler, Rookes, Yeuell, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Phillips (g), Harris, Clarke, Reid, Froggatt.

Manager: Bob Jackson.

Line Ups

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

🕒
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟥
🥅
Yellow
Red
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
12
12
0
0
5
1
6
22
3
0
0

SUBSTITUTES

Player
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🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟥
🥅
Yellow
Red

UNUSED

Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 5 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO

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