Game #2063
Aston Villa
9-4-15, 22 PTS
Saturday, 19 February 1949


Won
19th
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
12-9-6, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 68,354
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Ivor Powell | 49' |
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 February 1949
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Ivor Powell
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Rowley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
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
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 February 1949
Villa win for the third consecutive game for the first time in 1948-49 and climb to 19th in 22 points, two ahead of bottom two Preston and Huddersfield, and now two behind 17th placed Everton whom Preston have beaten.
Up next are Sheffield United, one point ahead of them in the table as Villa have the opportunity to continue their ascent.
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, 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
Manchester United


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1947-48
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 19 February 1949
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🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Lawrence Thompson | 🏴 | Worksop, 1948-1950
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 25 🟥 49 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lawrence Thompson | 🏴 | Worksop, 1948-1950
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
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.
Not recorded
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

Manchester United
Crompton, Aston, Carey, McGlen, Cockburn, Chilton, Mitten, Rowley (g), Pearson, Delaney, Burke.
Manager: Matt Busby.
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, 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

🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

