Game #2051
Aston Villa
5-3-13, 13 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Lost
21st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
7-6-7, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 62,414
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-3
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 December 1948
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Stewart
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
🥅 | 66' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Stewart
🥅 | 71' Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Bodle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Birmingham City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Villa struggling at the foot of the first division surrender at home to neighbours Birmingham with relegation a real possibility under Alex MAssie.
Winger Jock Mulraney made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 32 before moving on to Cradley Heath in August 1949.
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 4 December 1948
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🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: F. C. Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 22 🟥 45 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: F. C. Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Amos Moss and George Edwards replace Harry Parkes and Syd Howarth.
Not recorded
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Walter Taylor | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Merrick, Green, Duckhouse, Jennings, Harris, Mitchell, Dougall, Bodle (g), Roberts, Stewart (g) (g), Berry.
Manager: Walter Taylor.
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, 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
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park