Aston Villa
16-9-16, 41 PTS
Saturday, 30 April 1949
1948-49
10th=
Won
1-0
Birmingham City
11-14-16, 36 PTS
Division One
St Andrew's
Attendance: 45,120
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1949, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | Miller Craddock | 6' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 6' |
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Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 139 | ๐ฉ | 59 ๐จ 30 ๐ฅ 50 | 1.49
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Game #2076
Match Record
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #239 |
Saturday, 30 April 1949
Game Record
โManager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Fred Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 53 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 94 | ๐ฅ
70 |
League ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 21 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 89 | ๐ฅ
70 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 26 | ๐ฉ 14 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 52 | ๐ฅ
34 |
Away ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 42 | ๐ฅ
36 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Birmingham City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Miller Craddock, Assist by Les Smith
๐ | HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Fred Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton, 1948-1949
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa 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 Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F George Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Miller Craddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Birmingham City
Bob Brocklebank (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Merrick, Green, McDonnell, Duckhouse, Badham, Harris, Ferris, Laing, Dorman, Stewart, Jordan.
Manager: Bob Brocklebank.
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 4 |
F Albert J Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Miller Craddock replaces Trevor Ford.
Birmingham City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Birmingham City
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