Game #1937
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 January 1946
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
FA Cup
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 27,000
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Coventry City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 January 1946
🟢 | 1' Debut, Harry Parkes, Vic Potts, Eddie Lowe, Les Smith
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Barratt
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Les Smith
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Les Smith
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Simpson
🕒 | FT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 January 1946
Les Smith scores Villa's first official goal of the season as Villa participate in their first official fixture of the 1945-46 season as they enter the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress.
Villa face Division Two side Coventry at Highfield Road but are narrowly beaten ahead of the second leg at Villa Park having lost goalscorer Smith to injury in the second half.
Harry Parkes makes his official debut to become the 390th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.
Vic Potts makes his official debut to become the 391st player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.
Eddie Lowe makes his official debut to become the 392nd player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.
Les Smith makes his official debut to become the 393rd player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 | #390 | Youth team promotion
🟢 RB Vic Potts | 🏴 | #391 | Free transfer from Doncaster
🟢 M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | #392 | Youth team promotion
🟢 W Les Smith | 🏴 | #393 | £7,500 signing from Brentford
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1945-46 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 5 January 1946
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🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: George Reader | 🏴 | Southampton
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 0.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Reader | 🏴 | Southampton, 1946-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🚑 | ❌ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dick Bayliss | 🏴 |
Coventry City
Not Recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
SQUAD STATS
XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road