1948–49 Aston Villa F.C. season
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Aston Villa played the 1948–49 English football season in the Football League First Division.
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1948–49 season | |
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Manager | Alex Massie |
First Division | 10th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
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Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
At the start of the season The Times had tipped both Villa and Birmingham as Championship contenders.[1] In the Second City derby both teams won their away fixtures.[2]
Villa faced Wolves for the 1948 Christmas fixtures.[3] On Christmas Day they were beaten 4–0 at the Molineux [4] before winning 5–1 at home two days later.[5] Trevor Ford scored four with Syd Howarth adding the fifth.[6]
There were debuts for Con Martin (194), Colin Gibson (158), Ivor Powell (79), Herbert Smith (54), Larry Canning (39), Miller Craddock (34), Jock Mulraney (12), and Syd Howarth (8).[7]