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] 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.
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