1947–48 Aston Villa F.C. season
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Aston Villa played the 1947–48 English football season in the Football League First Division.
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1947-48 season | |
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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.