Game #2065
Aston Villa
10-4-16, 24 PTS

Saturday, 5 March 1949
18th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
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 Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ | โ |
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 |
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 |
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950

Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
George Cummings and Trevor Ford replace Billy Goffin and Syd Howarth.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa's four game winning League run ends as they lose to leaders Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
It's hard lines though as they lose George Cummings to injury midway through the first half before his final retirement with 20' to play.
Villa remain 18th but are now only two ahaad of the bottom three whilst above them Chelsea, Sunderland and Everton are 3 and four points ahead. Villa play all three in the coming weeks.
Starting XI

Lost
0-3
๐ฅ 5 Mar 1949, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, George Cummings
๐ฅ
| 35' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Phillips
๐ | Player returns to field of play with injury, George Cummings
๐ | HT Portsmouth 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Phillips
๐ | 70' Player retires from field of play with injury, George Cummings
๐ฅ
| 86' Goal, 0-3, (Portsmouth), Froggatt
๐ | FT Portsmouth 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Saturday, 5 March 1949
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Roland Burgess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1948-1954
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Roland Burgess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1948-1954
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 128 | ๐ฉ | 53 ๐จ 25 ๐ฅ 50 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Portsmouth
17-8-5, 42 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 34,264
Butler, Yeuell, Ferrier, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Phillips (g) (g), Harris, Barlow, Clarke, Froggatt (g).
Manager: Bob Jackson.
Bob Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1938-39
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1948-49
Playing Squad
































