๐จ 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 26' | Billy Goffin | 56' | 86' |
Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 26' | 56' | Les Smith | 86' |
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Saturday, 20 August 1949
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Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
๐ 141 | ๐ฉ | 59 ๐จ 32 ๐ฅ 50 | 1.48
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Game #2078
Match Record
Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 20 August 1949
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester City
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข FB Jimmy Harrison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #418 | ยฃ12,000 signing from Leicester
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Jimmy Harrison
โฝ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Trevor Ford
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| 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
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| 69' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), George Smith
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| 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
Officials
Referee: G. Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stoke on Trent, 1946-1949
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Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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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 |
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester City
Jock Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
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Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.
Manchester City
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