Game #2027
Aston Villa
16-9-13, 41 PTS
Saturday, 10 April 1948


Won
6th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Stoke
13-9-17, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,766
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Stoke City

Assist(s) | George Edwards | 49' |
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 April 1948
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
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
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 April 1948
Villa recover from a defeat and a draw in their last two to beat Stoke and get back to winning ways as Les Smith scores the only goal of the game.
Villa keep a clean sheet for the first time in 10 games.
Villa climb back to joint 6th and face second from bottom Blackburn at Villa Park next.
Midfielder Harry Chapman made his sixth and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Notts County in March 1949.
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Harry Chapman | 🏴 | 1948 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #409 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Stoke


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #132 |
Saturday, 10 April 1948
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🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Percy Snape | 🏴 | Manchester
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 90 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 19 🟥 32 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Percy Snape | 🏴 | Manchester
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
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Keith Jones, Frank Moss and Jackie Martin replace Alan Wakeman, Albert Vinall and Billy Goffin.
Not recorded
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Harry Chapman | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob McGrory | 🏴 |

Stoke
Herod, Jones, McCue, Mould, Sellars, Mountford F, McAlinden, Baker, Peppitt, Mountford G, Malkin.
Manager: Bob McGrory.
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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 🇺
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 7 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Apr 1948, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park


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