1946–47 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1946–47 English football season was Aston Villa's 47th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division.

Aston Villa
1946–47 season
ManagerScotland Alex Massie
StadiumVilla Park
First Division8th
FA CupThird round

George Cummings was the Villains club captain from 1945 to his retirement in 1949, and was popular with supporters due to his never-say-die spirit and no-nonsense defending.[1]

In September 1946, Dicky Dorsett joined Aston Villa for £3,000. He would be top scorer for the season.

In January 1947, following a disagreement over preparations for a cup tie, Trevor Ford left Swansea for first division Aston Villa. He would finish as the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons between 1947–48 and 1950.[2][3]

Ernie Callaghan previously held the Aston Villa club record for the oldest first team player, being 39 years 86 days old when he played against Grimsby Town in 1946. In his last game in April 1947, he was 39 years and 257 days. On 1 February 2011, American goalkeeper Brad Friedel set a new club record by playing a first-team game away at Manchester United ages 39 years and 259 days.[4]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 25 7 10 84 52 1.615 57
2 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 95 54 1.759 56
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 6 11 98 56 1.750 56
4 Stoke City 42 24 7 11 90 53 1.698 55
5 Blackpool 42 22 6 14 71 70 1.014 50
6 Sheffield United 42 21 7 14 89 75 1.187 49
7 Preston North End 42 18 11 13 76 74 1.027 47
8 Aston Villa 42 18 9 15 67 53 1.264 45
9 Sunderland 42 18 8 16 65 66 0.985 44
10 Everton 42 17 9 16 62 67 0.925 43
11 Middlesbrough 42 17 8 17 73 68 1.074 42
12 Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 66 60 1.100 41
13 Arsenal 42 16 9 17 72 70 1.029 41
14 Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 0.924 41
15 Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 0.821 39
16 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 0.744 38
17 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 0.849 36
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 57 69 0.826 34
19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 12 19 57 71 0.803 34
20 Huddersfield Town 42 13 7 22 53 79 0.671 33
21 Brentford (R) 42 9 7 26 45 88 0.511 25 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leeds United (R) 42 6 6 30 45 90 0.500 18
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References
  1. George Cummings, Aston Villa Player Database
  2. Brian Halford (10 January 2014). "How Aston Villa star Trevor Ford played a big role in Sobers' big day". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. Ford, Trevor (1923–2003), footballer, Huw Richards, ODNB, 4 January 2007
  4. Our Grumpy Old Man. "Brad Friedel is Villa's record-breaker " Express & Star". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.


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