Game #2026
Aston Villa
15-9-13, 39 PTS
Wednesday, 7 April 1948


Drew
8th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Derby County
15-12-8, 42 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,736
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Derby County

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 75' |
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 April 1948
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Derby County, pen), Stamps
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-1, Albert Vinall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Derby County
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-1, George Edwards, Assist by Les Smith
🥅 | 87' Goal, 2-2, (Derby County), Harrison
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Derby County
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
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 April 1948
Villa are punished three minutes from time for the second successive game but this time it's only an equalising goal as 5th placed Derby after Albert Vinall scores his first for the club.
Villa sit joint 8th.
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, 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
Derby County


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1945-46
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #131 |
Wednesday, 7 April 1948
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🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 19 🟥 32 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
REFEREE PROFILE
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
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Wakeman and Trevor Ford replace Keith Jones and Albert Brown.
Not recorded
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Harry Chapman | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stuart McMillan | 🏴 |

Derby County
Wallace, Leuty, Mozley, Howe, Musson, Broome (ex), McGill, Stamps (g), Harrison (g), Morrison, Ward.
Manager: Stuart McMillan.
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, 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
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 7 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 7 Apr 1948, Villa 2-2 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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