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
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
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 December 1948
Villa lose three successive games for the first time since September as they surrender at home to neighbours Birmingham with relegation once again a real possibility under Alex Massie.
Villa drop to 21st, one point above bottom side Preston.
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
🔴 W Jock Mulraney | 🏴 | 1948 🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 - | #411 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #114 |
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: Fred Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 22 🟥 45 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Green | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1948-
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
🟥 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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 | 2 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
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