Game #1946
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 31 August 1946
Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Middlesbrough
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 50,572
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1946
🟢 | 1' Debut, Johnny Dixon, Tommy Dodds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
🥅 | 88' Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Mannion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
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
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 August 1946
Villa played their first League game proper since game #1937; due to WW2, 2,674 days or 7 years, 3 months and 25 days had elapsed since the previous league game on 6th May 1939.
Legendary Villa centre forward Frank Broome made the last of his 178 appearances during which time he scored 105 goals.
Forward Johnny Dixon, 21, makes his debut for Villa to become the 396th player to play for Villa in League and Cup football. Although Dixon had appeared in the 1945-46 interim league competition, this was his first appearance in a competition proper having not played in the 1945-46 FA Cup.
Forward Tommy Dodds made his sole appearance for Villa.
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 | Youth team promotion
🟢 F Tommy Dodds | 🏴 | #397 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | 1935-46 🕒 149 | ✅ 149 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 93 | 🔥 33 | 🇺 - | #359 |
🔴 F Tommy Dodds | 🏴 | 1946 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #397 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 31 August 1946
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🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 1 🟥 3 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
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
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie hands a debut to Tommy Dodds.
Not recorded
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Tommy Dodds | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
David Jack | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
Dews, Cumming, Robinson, Hardwick, Shepherdson, Bell, Mannion (g), Walker, Spuhler, Gordon, Fenton.
Manager: David Jack.
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park