Game #2055
Aston Villa
6-4-14, 16 PTS
Monday, 27 December 1948
Won
21st
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 63,769
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | George Edwards | 15' | 88' |
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 December 1948
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Syd Howarth, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford, pen
⚽ | 75' Goal, 3-0, Trevor Ford
⚽ | 78' Goal, 4-0, Trevor Ford
🥅 | 84' Goal, 4-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dunn
⚽ | 88' Goal, 5-1, Trevor Ford, Assist by George Edwards
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 27 December 1948
Villa win for the first time since November 13th and first time in seven games as they go 5-0 against a side that had beaten them 0-4 two days earlier
Syd Howarth opens the scoring before Trevor Ford hits four second half goals.
Villa climb off the bottom of the table climbing one place to 21st but Boro, Sheffield United, Huddersfield and Everton are all back within two points.
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1907-08
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Monday, 27 December 1948
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🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Stan Roberts | 🏴 | Wallasey
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 118 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 23 🟥 47 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stan Roberts | 🏴 | Wallasey, 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
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Johnny Dixon and Syd Howarth replace Les Smith and Billy Goffin.
Not recorded
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Parsons, Wright, Kelly, Shorthouse, Pritchard, Crook, Dunn (g), Smyth, Pye, Hancocks, Mullen.
Manager: Stan Cullis.
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, 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
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, 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 🇺
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park