Game #2078
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Attendance: 43,196
Drew
Division One
Manchester City
WDWDD
Maine Road
Villa are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season.
Manchester City
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Saturday, 20 August 1949
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Alex Massie |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 3-3 |
Last 5 Games | WDWDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester City
TEAM NEWS
Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Alex Massie
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford |
FB Jimmy Harrison |
FB Harry Parkes |
LB Dicky Dorsett |
CB Frank Moss |
CB Con Martin |
M Ivor Powell |
W Les Smith |
W Colin Gibson |
W Billy Goffin |
CF Trevor Ford |
Manchester City
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES