Aston Villa
8-4-15, 20 PTS
Saturday, 12 February 1949
1948-49
20th
Won
1-0
Huddersfield Town
5-8-14, 18 PTS
Division One
Leeds Road
Attendance: 15,401
๐ฉ 12 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Scorer(s) | Trevor Ford | 7' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 7' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 12 February 1949
Villa play and beat fellow bottom side Huddersfield whilst neighbours Birmingham so them a favour by holding Everton to a draw.
It is successive league wins for Villa for only the second time this season and the first time since November.
Villa keep their third League clean sheet of the season and having claimed just one up to January 21st now have two in their last two.
Villa climb to 20th on 20 points, two points clear of the bottom two and with a game in hand on Everton four points ahead.
Winger Colin Gibson made his Villa debut aged 25 after joining from Newcastle United earlier this month for a fee of ยฃ17,500.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 125 | ๐ฉ | 51 ๐จ 25 ๐ฅ 49 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #2062
Match Record
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Saturday, 12 February 1949
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: William Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1947-1952
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 44 | ๐ฉ W19 (43% ) | ๐จ D12 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L13 (30% ) | โฝ 80 | ๐ฅ 59 | GD 21
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 | ยฃ17,500 signing from Newcastle
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Colin Gibson
โฝ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ford, Assist by Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Huddersfield Town 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Huddersfield Town 0-1 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: William Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1947-1952
Linesmen: L. Richardson; G. A. Beecroft
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Huddersfield Town
George Stephenson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Jack Wheeler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D George Hepplewhite | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Alan Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Bill Hayes | ๐ฌ๐ง |
D Bill Whittaker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Eddie Boot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vic Metcalfe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Karl Aage Hansen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Johnny McKenna | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Peter Doherty | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Albert Nightingale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Colin Gibson (debut) and Johnny Dixon replace Billy Goffin and George Edwards.
Huddersfield Town
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Huddersfield Town
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Wheeler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D George Hepplewhite | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Alan Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Bill Hayes | ๐ฌ๐ง |
D Bill Whittaker | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Eddie Boot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Vic Metcalfe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Karl Aage Hansen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Johnny McKenna | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
F Peter Doherty | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Albert Nightingale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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