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Aston Villa 1947-48 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aston Villa played the 1947–48 English football season in the Football League First Division.
| 1947-48 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alex Massie |
| First Division | 6th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
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There were debut appearances for Keith Jones (185), Albert J Brown (30), Albert Vinall (11) [1][2] and Harry Chapman (6).[3][4] "Sailor" Brown arrived from Forest in October 1947 for a fee of £10,000,[5] After making 30 appearances and scoring nine goals,[6] he was appointed as Gorleston player-manager in August 1948.[5] In later life Brown did scouting for Villa.[5]
A brace by Trevor Ford (120) gave Villa a 2-0 victory over Brentford at Griffin Park.[7] It would be the 2023-24 season before Villa would record their next win away to Brentford.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 1.351 | 50 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 70 | 1.186 | 47 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 47 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 68 | 0.985 | 47 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 50 | 1.360 | 45 |
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