Game #2046
Aston Villa
3-3-9, 9 PTS
Saturday, 30 October 1948


Lost
20th
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Stoke
7-4-4, 18 PTS
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 37,313
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Stoke City
4-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Harry Parkes | 2-4 |
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1948
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), George Mountford
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Peppitt
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-3, (Stoke City), Bowyer
⚽ | 35' Goal, 1-3, Dicky Dorsett, pen
🕒 | HT Stoke City 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-4, (Stoke City), Derek Ashton og
⚽ | Goal, 2-4, George Edwards, Assist by Harry Parkes
🕒 | FT Stoke City 4-2 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
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 October 1948
Villa lose for the second time in five as they are beaten at the Victoria Ground.
Despite the defeat Villa remain 20th but the gap to the bottom two is closed to a single point as Everton win.
Full back Derek Ashton makes his eighth and final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving to Wellington Town in August 1951.
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Derek Ashton | 🏴 | 1946-48 🕒 8 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #398 |
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: ❌
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 30 October 1948
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🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 109 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 22 🟥 42 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth, 1948-1956
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
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Ford replaces Jock Mulraney.
Not recorded
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB Derek Ashton | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob McGrory | 🏴 |

Stoke
Herod, Franklin, McCue, Mould, Sellars, Mountford F, Peppitt (g), Ormston, Mountford G (g), Bowyer (g), Steele.
Manager: Bob McGrory.
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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

🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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 🇺
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground

