Game #1946
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 August 1946
Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 50,572
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Villa lose on the opening day pf the season in their first League game since 6 May 1939.
Aston Villa
0-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
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Saturday, 31 August 1946
ON THIS DAY
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.
Meanwhile, legendary Villa centre forward Frank Broome made the last of his 178 appearances during which time he scored 105 goals whilst forward Tommy Dodds made his sole appearance for Villa.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 31 August 1946
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
FT Score | 0-1 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 1 🟥 3 | 1.78
Career Form:
Top 6
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Middlesbrough
TEAM NEWS
Alex Massie hands a debut to Tommy Dodds.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
David Jack | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
RB Vic Potts |
FB George Cummings |
FB Harry Parkes |
M Eddie Lowe |
W Les Smith |
CF Frank Broome |
F George Edwards |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Dodds |
Middlesbrough
Dews, Cumming, Robinson, Hardwick, Shepherdson, Bell, Mannion (g), Walker, Spuhler, Gordon, Fenton.
Manager: David Jack.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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