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Game #2031

Aston Villa

19-9-14, 47 PTS

Saturday, 1 May 1948

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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

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Aston Villa

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Middlesbrough

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
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Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨

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

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 94 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 19 🟥 33 | 1.54

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Godfrey Sunderland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1947-1949

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

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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.

Not recorded

Referee

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

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Middlesbrough

Hodgson, Withaker, Hepple, Robinson, Rickaby, Johnston, Dicks (g), Mannion, Dobbie, Walker, Reagan.

Manager: David Jack.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

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

Squad Bios

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

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

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

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 1 May 1948, Villa 3-1 Boro, Ayresome

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO
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