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Game #1939

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 26 January 1946

4th Round

Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F BobIverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

None

Team News

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

4-2

🟩 26 Jan 1946, Villa 4-2 Millwall, The Den
Scorer(s) | Billy Goffin | 1-0 | George Edwards | 2-0 | 67' | Les Smith | 84' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🚑 | 20' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Millwall), Fletcher
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Billy Goffin
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, George Edwards
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Millwall), Jinks
🚑 | Player returns to field of play, (Millwall), Fletcher
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64' Goal, 2-2, (Millwall), Jinks
⚽ | 67' Goal, 3-2, George Edwards
⚽ | 84' Goal, 4-2, Les Smith
🕒 | FT Millwall 2-4 Aston Villa

Season | 1945-46 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 26 January 1946

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Officials

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 5 | 🟩 W2 (40% ) | 🟨 D2 | 🇺(80% ) | 🟥 L1 (20% ) | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 5 | GD 6

Match Stats

Not recorded

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 3 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 2.00

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

FA Cup

Millwall

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The Den

Attendance: 30,000

Not Recorded

Jack Cock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png
Starting XI
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

9

9

🔥

0

0

🟩

5

🟨

1

🟥

3

1

🥅

12

FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

1

RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

130

130

🔥

0

6

🟩

62

🟨

25

🟥

43

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

128

128

🔥

0

0

🟩

59

🟨

27

🟥

42

RB Vic Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

1

M Eddie Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

0

0

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

1

W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

3

0

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

1

W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

2

2

🔥

2

0

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

0

F George Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

5

5

🔥

2

0

🟩

1

🟨

1

🟥

3

CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

143

143

🔥

87

33

🟩

65

🟨

31

🟥

47

CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

116

116

🔥

7

6

🟩

56

🟨

22

🟥

38

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
On This Day
  • Despite having hit thirty one goals in the interim Football League South regionalised competition, George Edwards scores his first official goals of the season - a brace - as Villa participate in their third official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the fourth round of 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 Millwall and win the first leg at the Den.

What they Said

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