Game #2031
Aston Villa
19-9-14, 47 PTS
Saturday, 1 May 1948


Won
5th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Middlesbrough
14-9-19, 37 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,892
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
1-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 6' |
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 May 1948
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Leslie Smith
🥅 | 11' Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Dicks
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-1, Trevor Ford
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47' Goal, 3-1, Billy Goffin
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-3 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
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 May 1948
Trevor Ford scores his second successive brace as Villa win their final game of the season to make it six victories in their final nine games as they finish 5th in the table.
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

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
Middlesbrough


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1947-48 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 1 May 1948
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🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1947-1949
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 19 🟥 33 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Godfrey Sunderland | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1947-1949
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
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Not recorded
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
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 | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
David Jack | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
Hodgson, Withaker, Hepple, Robinson, Rickaby, Johnston, Dicks (g), Mannion, Dobbie, Walker, Reagan.
Manager: David Jack.
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
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

🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
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 🇺
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 6 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
F John Graham | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
FB Albert Vinall | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome


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🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

