1947–48 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) Aston Villa 1947–48 Alex Massie Fred Normansell First Division 6th FA Cup Third round 1946–47 1948–49 thumb|right|150px|Trevor Ford, top scorer 1947–48 1948–49 and 1949–50 The 1947–48 English football season was Aston Villa's 49th season in The Football League, Villa played the 1947–48 English football season in the Football League First Division, the top-tier of English football. Arsenal finally matched Villa's record of six top division titles in 1948. There were debut appearances for Keith Jones (185), Albert J Brown (30), Albert Vinall (11)https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-vinall Albert Vinall, Villa Full Back, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54 https://astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1375.html Aston Villa Player Database www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com and Harry Chapman (6).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-chapman Harry Chapman, Villa Midfielder, 1947–48 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History "Sailor" Brown arrived from Forest in October 1947 for a fee of £10,000, Jarred Martin Windross Dave Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 1997 Citizen Publications Selby 0-9531005-0-2 119 After making 30 appearances and scoring nine goals, Hugman Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 2005 Queen Anne Press Harpenden 1-85291-665-6 88 he was appointed as Gorleston player-manager in August 1948. In later life Brown did scouting for Villa. A brace by Trevor Ford (120) gave Villa a 2–0 victory over Brentford at Griffin Park.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1974 Brentford 0–2 Aston Villa, 1946–47 Division One, 1 Feb 1947 It would be the 2023–24 season before Villa would record their next win away to Brentford. Table 1947–48 Football League First Division y AVL Matches 23 August 1947 Grimsby 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1989 Aston Villa Blundell Park L 27 August 1947 Sunderland 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1990 Aston Villa D 30 August 1947 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1991 Manchester City Dicky Dorsett, 78 Villa Park D 1 September 1947 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1992 Sunderland Billy Goffin, 21; Trevor Ford, 83 Villa Park W 6 September 1947 Blackburn 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1993 Aston Villa D 8 September 1947 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1994 Everton George Edwards, 22; Trevor Ford, 40; Johnny Dixon, 59 Villa Park W 13 September 1947 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1995 Blackpool Villa Park L 17 September 1947 Everton 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1996 Aston Villa L 20 September 1947 Derby County 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1997 Aston Villa George Edwards, 5; Trevor Ford, 21; Eddie Lowe, 45 W 27 September 1947 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1998 Huddersfield Trevor Ford, 32; Johnny Dixon, 82 Villa Park W 4 October 1947 Chelsea 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1999 Aston Villa Johnny Dixon, 30; Trevor Ford, 56 L 11 October 1947 Arsenal 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2000 Aston Villa L 18 October 1947 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2001 Sheffield United Trevor Ford, 7, 69 Villa Park W 25 October 1947 Manchester United 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2002 Aston Villa L 1 November 1947 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2003 Preston Albert J Brown, 16; Jackie Martin, 27, 69; Dicky Dorsett, 70 Villa Park W 8 November 1947 Portsmouth 2–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2004 Aston Villa Albert J Brown, 38, 54; Trevor Ford, 44, 88 W 15 November 1947 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2005 Bolton Les Smith, 4; George Edwards, 59, 85 Villa Park W 22 November 1947 Stoke 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2006 Aston Villa Albert J Brown, 12; Billy Goffin, 21 W 29 November 1947 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2007 Burnley Jackie Martin, 73; Frank Moss, 82 Villa Park D 6 December 1947 Liverpool 3–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2008 Aston Villa Trevor Ford, 31; Jackie Martin, 32; Albert J Brown, 67 D 13 December 1947 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2009 Middlesbrough Les Smith, 66 Villa Park D 20 December 1947 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2010 Grimsby Albert J Brown, 80; Dicky Dorsett, 89 Villa Park D 26 December 1947 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2011 Wolves George Edwards, 53 Villa Park L 27 December 1947 Wolves 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2012 Aston Villa Les Smith, 52 L 3 January 1948 Manchester City 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2013 Aston Villa Dicky Dorsett, 25; Johnny Dixon, 75 W 31 January 1948 Blackpool 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2015 Aston Villa L 14 February 1948 Huddersfield 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2016 Aston Villa Trevor Ford, 17 W 21 February 1948 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2017 Chelsea Les Smith, 40; George Edwards, 50; Trevor Ford, 59 Villa Park W 28 February 1948 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2018 Arsenal Trevor Ford, 6; Trevor Ford; Les Smith, 71; Johnny Dixon, 88 Villa Park W 6 March 1948 Sheffield United 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2019 Aston Villa Dicky Dorsett, 90 L 20 March 1948 Preston 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2020 Aston Villa L 22 March 1948 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2021 Manchester United Villa Park L 26 March 1948 Charlton 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2022 Aston Villa Albert J Brown, 12 D 27 March 1948 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2023 Portsmouth Albert J Brown, 17; George Edwards, 32 Villa Park W 30 March 1948 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2024 Charlton Own Goal 5; Les Smith, 50 Villa Park W 3 April 1948 Bolton 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2025 Aston Villa L 7 April 1948 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2026 Derby County Albert Vinall, 30; George Edwards, 75 Villa Park D 10 April 1948 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2027 Stoke Les Smith, 49 Villa Park W 14 April 1948 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2028 Blackburn George Edwards, 20; Les Smith; Billy Goffin Villa Park W 17 April 1948 Burnley 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2029 Aston Villa L 24 April 1948 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2030 Liverpool Trevor Ford, 50; Trevor Ford Villa Park W 1 May 1948 Middlesbrough 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2031 Aston Villa Trevor Ford, 6, 36; Billy Goffin, 47 W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1947–48 FA Cup Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1948. Two matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Saturday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate9Aston Villa4–6Manchester United10 January 1948 See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References External links English football Aston Villa FC.ogg 4 September 2007 https://www.avfc.co.uk/ Aston Villa News – Sky Sports aston-villa Aston Villa FC Aston Villa results and records at statto.com Aston Villa FC Aston Villa F.C. Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season Category:Long stubs with short prose