Game #2052
Aston Villa
5-3-13, 13 PTS
Saturday, 11 December 1948


Lost
22nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Middlesbrough
6-4-11, 16 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,184
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
6-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 December 1948
🟢 | 1' Debut, Miller Craddock
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Fenton
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-2, (Middlesbrough), Fenton
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-3, (Middlesbrough), Walker
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 0-4, (Middlesbrough), Dicks
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-5, (Middlesbrough), Walker
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 0-6, (Middlesbrough), Fenton
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 6-0 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
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 December 1948
Villa lose their fourth successive game as they get away lightly with a 0-6 defeat at a muddy Ayresome with Joe Rutherford the sole reason the score wasn't significantly worse.
Villa fall to the bottom of the table now three points behind Everton in 18th who are level with the victors Middlesbrough.
Villa have now conceded twelve goals in four games since their first clean sheet of the season against Preston.
Forward Miller Craddock makes his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Hereford United in September 1948.
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Miller Craddock | 🏴 | #414 | Free transfer from Hereford
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Middlesbrough


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Saturday, 11 December 1948
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🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: W. H. Nixon | 🏴 | Manchester, 1938-1949
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-6
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 22 🟥 46 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. H. Nixon | 🏴 | Manchester, 1938-1949
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
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Parkes, Billy Goffin and Miller Craddock (debut) replace Amos Moss, Jock Mulraney and George Edwards.
Not recorded
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F Miller Craddock | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
David Jack | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
Ugolini, Blenkinsopp, Withaker, Robinson, Hardwick, Dicks (g), Fenton (g) (g) (g), Walker (g) (g), Spuhler, McCrae, Gordon.
Manager: David Jack.
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
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

🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
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 🇺
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome


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