Game #2056
Aston Villa
6-4-15, 16 PTS
Saturday, 1 January 1949
Lost
22nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Blackpool
8-8-9, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,392
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-5
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Ivor Powell | 21' | Trevor Ford | 47' |
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 January 1949
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Munro
🥅 | 18' Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool), Mortensen
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-2, George Edwards, Assist by Ivor Powell
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-3, (Blackpool), Kelly
🥅 | 43' Goal, 1-4, (Blackpool), Ricketts
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-4 Blackpool
⚽ | 47' Goal, 2-4, Billy Goffin, Assist by Trevor Ford
🥅 | 58' Goal, 2-5, (Blackpool), Matthews
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-5 Blackpool
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
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 January 1949
Villa play at home on New Years day for only the second time in their history and the first time since 1921.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just two home games on 1st January in 58 years.
Villa lose for the 15th time in 22 games on New Years Day.
Home advantage does Villa no favours as they ship four first half goals to end the game beaten by Blackpool in atrocious conditions.
It is Villa's sixth defeat in eight and comes just days after their biggest win of the season.
Villa fall back to bottom of the table as Sheffield United and Everton win to move four points clear of Alex Massie's side.
25 games into the 42 game League season it is clear that Villa will need a miraculous recovery if they are to avoid a second relegation in their history.
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 1 January 1949
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🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: W. H. Nixon | 🏴 | Manchester, 1938-1949
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 119 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 23 🟥 48 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. H. Nixon | 🏴 | Manchester, 1938-1949
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
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Goffin replaces Frank Moss.
Not recorded
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Smith | 🏴 |
Blackpool
Farm, Hayward, Suart, Shimwell, Garrett, Kelly (g), Johnston, Matthews (g), Rickett (g), Munro (g), Mortensen (g).
Manager: Joe Smith.
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
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
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park