Game #2023
Aston Villa
14-8-12, 36 PTS
Saturday, 27 March 1948
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
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Dicky Dorsett | 17' | Albert J Brown | 32' |
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
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
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
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1938-39
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 18 🟥 31 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Blythe | 🏴 | London
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 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
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 | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Butler, Rookes, Yeuell, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Phillips (g), Harris, Clarke, Reid, Froggatt.
Manager: Bob Jackson.
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, 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 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Mar 1948, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park