Game #2098
Aston Villa
6-9-6, 21 PTS

Saturday, 17 December 1949
12th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Harrison | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
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 Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Harrison | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
F Miller Craddock | 🏴 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
Team News
Alan Wakeman replaces Joe Rutherford.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
1-0
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Frank Moss | 90' |
Assist(s) | Les Smith | 90' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 90' Goal, 1-0, Frank Moss, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 17 December 1949

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1946-1949
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1946-1949
Linesmen: R. H. Mann; E. J. Hall
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 70 | 🟩 30 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 27 | ⚽ 125 | 🥅 117 |
League 🕒 64 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 116 | 🥅 104 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 36 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 82 | 🥅 37 |
Away 🕒 33 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 22 | ⚽ 42 | 🥅 60 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 161 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 40 🟥 56 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Manchester City
4-7-10, 15 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 27,622
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Jack Rigby | 🏴 |
FB Ernie Phillips | 🏴 |
LB Eric Westwood | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Alison | 🏴 |
M Albert Emptage | 🏴 |
M Joe Fagan | 🏴 |
W Billy Bootle | 🏴 |
W Roy Clarke | 🏴 |
CF Andy Black | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Turnbull | 🏴 |
Jock Thomson | 🏴 |

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: 1936-37
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Bert Trautmann | 🇩🇪 |
Defenders
CB Jack Rigby | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Ernie Phillips | 🏴 |
LB Eric Westwood | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Jimmy Alison | 🏴 |
M Albert Emptage | 🏴 |
M Joe Fagan | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Billy Bootle | 🏴 |
W Roy Clarke | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Andy Black | 🏴 |
CF Ronnie Turnbull | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
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