Game #2078
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Manchester City
3-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 43,196
Drew
WDWDD
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 1949
ON THIS DAY
Villa are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
FIXTURE DETAILS
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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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 32 🟥 50 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
TEAM NEWS
Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 |
MANAGER
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Manchester City
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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