Game #2042
Aston Villa
2-2-7, 6 PTS
Saturday, 2 October 1948
Won
20th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
1-4-6, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 49,629
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-3
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Eddie Lowe | 3' | Trevor Ford | 7' | Les Smith | 13' |
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 October 1948
🟢 | 1' Debut, Con Martin
⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Eddie Lowe
⚽ | 7' Goal, 2-0, George Edwards, Assist by Trevor Ford
⚽ | 13' Goal, 3-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield United
🥅 | 77' Goal, 3-1, (Sheffield United), Thompson
🥅 | 78' Goal, 3-2, (Sheffield United), Collindridge
⚽ | 83' Goal, 4-2, George Edwards
🥅 | 86' Goal, 4-3, (Sheffield United), Collindridge
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Sheffield United
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
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 October 1948
Villa win for the first time since the opening day of the season and the first time in 10 games.
Villa do it the hard way as three up at half time they scrape both points winning 4-3. Trevor Ford scores his first goals since his return from injury whilst George Edwards hits a brace and has now scored in his last five games.
Villa's win was even more critical than the statistics suggest given Everton's victory last time out had put them on 6 points from 10 games and Sheffield United also being on 6 points.
The win brought Villa level with both teams as they made up the bottom three in 20th on 6 points apiece after the 11th round of matches as Everton were beaten by mid table Burnley
Centre back Con Martin makes his Villa debut aged 25 after joining from Leeds United for a fee of £10,000 in September 1948.
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 | #412 | £10,000 signing from Leeds
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Saturday, 2 October 1948
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🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 21 🟥 40 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
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
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Con Martin (debut) and Albert Brown replace Harry Parkes and John Graham.
Not recorded
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Derek Ashton | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Smith, Young, Latham, Furniss, Shaw, Jackson, Hagan, Ross, Thompson (g), Collindridge (g) (g), Jones,
Manager: Teddy Davison.
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, 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
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, 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 🇺
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park