Aston Villa
9-4-15, 22 PTS
Saturday, 19 February 1949
1948-49
19th
Won
2-1
Manchester United
12-9-6, 33 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 68,354
๐ฉ 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Johnny Dixon | 49' | Trevor Ford | 80' |
Assist(s) | Ivor Powell | 49' |
Fixture List
๐ฉ 21 Aug 1948, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Aug 1948, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Aug 1948, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Aug 1948, Villa 2-4 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 4 Sep 1948, Villa 1-1 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Sep 1948, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Sep 1948, Villa 2-4 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 18 Sep 1948, Villa 3-3 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Sep 1948, Villa 1-3 United, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 9 Oct 1948, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Oct 1948, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Oct 1948, Villa 4-3 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Oct 1948, Villa 2-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Nov 1948, Villa 3-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Nov 1948, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Nov 1948, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Nov 1948, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Dec 1948, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Dec 1948, Villa 0-6 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐จ 18 Dec 1948, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Dec 1948, Villa 0-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Dec 1948, Villa 5-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1949, Villa 2-5 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 8 Jan 1949, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐จ 15 Jan 1949, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Burnden
FA Cup
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1949, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 22 Jan 1949, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 29 Jan 1949, Villa 1-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Feb 1949, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Mar 1949, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Mar 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Mar 1949, Villa 3-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐จ 26 Mar 1949, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 15 Apr 1949, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker Park
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Apr 1949, Villa 2-0 Charlton, The Valley
Division One
๐จ 19 Apr 1949, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 27 Apr 1949, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1949, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐จ 7 May 1949, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
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.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 126 | ๐ฉ | 52 ๐จ 25 ๐ฅ 49 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #2063
Match Record
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 19 February 1949
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Lawrence Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1948-1950
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 55 | ๐ฉ 26 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 23 | โฝ 110 | ๐ฅ
91 |
League ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 25 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 19 | โฝ 102 | ๐ฅ
75 |
FA Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
16 |
Home ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 72 | ๐ฅ
35 |
Away ๐ 28 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 17 | โฝ 38 | ๐ฅ
56 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester United
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1947-48
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
โฝ | 49' Goal, 1-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Ivor Powell
โฝ | 80' Goal, 2-0, Trevor Ford
๐ฅ
| 82' Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Jack Rowley
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Officials
Referee: Lawrence Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1948-1950
Linesmen: W. E. Addison; A. E. Baughan
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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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 | ๐ฅ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester United
Matt Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Billy McGlen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ronnie Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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 |
Alex Massie names an unchanged line up.
Manchester United
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 |
Manchester United
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Crompton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allenby Chilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB John Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Johnny Carey | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M Billy McGlen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Henry Cockburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Charlie Mitten | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Stan Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ronnie Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jack Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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1948-49
First Team Squad
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #407 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Derek Ashton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #398 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #415 |
Midfielder
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W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #417 |
Winger
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W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |
Winger
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F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |
Forward
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F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #396 |
Forward
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CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #403 |
Forward
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CB GK Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #412 |
Centre Back & Goalkeeper
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CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |
Centre Back
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LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #401 |
Full Back
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M Amos Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #402 |
Midfielder
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M Larry Canning | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #410 |
Midfielder
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W Herbert Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #416 |
Winger
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F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #406 |
Forward
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F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |
Forward
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F Miller Craddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #414 |
Forward
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GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Albert Vinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #409 |
Full Back
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LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |
Full Back
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M Eddie Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #390 |
Midfielder
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W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |
Winger
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W Jock Mulraney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #411 |
Winger
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F Billy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #405 |
Forward
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F John Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #400 |
Forward
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CF Syd Howarth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #413 |
Forward
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