Game #2089
Aston Villa
3-5-4, 11 PTS

Saturday, 15 October 1949
14th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F Miller Craddock | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴|
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 |
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Miller Craddock | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴|
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
M Amos Moss | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
Team News
Eddie Lowe, Con Martin and Syd Howarth replace Amos Moss, Colin Gibson and Trevor Ford.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 | 1948-49 🕒 9 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 - | #413 |

Lost
0-4
🟥 15 Oct 1949, Villa 0-4 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Jack Rowley
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Tommy Bogan
🥅 | 32' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester United), Charlie Mitten
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United
🥅 | 81' Goal, 0-4, (Manchester United), Charlie Mitten
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-4 Manchester United
Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 15 October 1949

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: R. N. Lloyd | 🏴 | Oswestry, 1949
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: R. N. Lloyd | 🏴 | Oswestry, 1949
Linesmen: A. E. Westwood; H. W. Dickens
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 152 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 36 🟥 54 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8

Division One
Manchester United
6-4-2, 16 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 47,483
GK Jack Crompton | 🏴 |
FB Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
M Sammy Lynn | 🏴 |
M Jack Warner | 🏴 |
RB John Ball | 🏴 |
M Henry Cockburn | 🏴 |
W Charlie Mitten | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jack Rowley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Stan Pearson | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Delaney | 🏴 |
F Tommy Bogan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Matt Busby | 🏴 |

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: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1947-48
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Crompton | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Johnny Carey | 🇮🇪 |
RB John Ball | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Sammy Lynn | 🏴 |
M Jack Warner | 🏴 |
M Henry Cockburn | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Charlie Mitten | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Delaney | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Jack Rowley | 🏴 |
F Stan Pearson | 🏴 |
F Tommy Bogan | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
After a first minute concession Villa are never in the tame and suffer their biggest defeat of the season and their first at Villa Park.
Villa slump to 14th in the table - their lowest position of the season so far.
Centre forward Syd Howarth makes his ninth and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Swansea Town in September 1950.
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Match Media
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