See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961).
Season: | 1947-48 |
Nextseason: | 1948–49 |
Aston Villa played the 1947–48 English football season in the Football League First Division.
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.
See main article: 1947–48 Football League.