Game #2078
Aston Villa
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Jimmy Harrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Dicky Dorsett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Con Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Ivor Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Les Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Trevor Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
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 Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
๐ข FB Jimmy Harrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #418 | ยฃ12,000 signing from Leicester
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 26' | Billy Goffin | 56' | 86' |
Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 26' | 56' | Les Smith | 86' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Jimmy Harrison
โฝ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Trevor Ford
๐ฅ
| 34' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), George Smith
๐ | HT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 56' Goal, 2-1, Billy Goffin, Assist by Trevor Ford
๐ฅ
| 69' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), George Smith
๐ฅ
| 76' Goal, 2-3, (Manchester City), Black
โฝ | 86' Goal, 3-3, Billy Goffin, Assist by Les Smith
๐ | FT Manchester City 3-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stoke on Trent, 1946-1949
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: G. Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stoke on Trent, 1946-1949
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 69 | ๐ฉ 29 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 124 | ๐ฅ
117 |
League ๐ 63 | ๐ฉ 27 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 24 | โฝ 115 | ๐ฅ
104 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Home ๐ 35 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 81 | ๐ฅ
37 |
Away ๐ 33 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 22 | โฝ 42 | ๐ฅ
60 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 141 | ๐ฉ | 59 ๐จ 32 ๐ฅ 50 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Manchester City
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 43,196
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
Jock Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa take the lead twice but are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season by the minnows of Manchester.
Full back Jimmy Harrison makes his debut in a Villa shirt to become the 418th player to play League or Cup football for Villa.
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