Game #1937
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 January 1946
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
FA Cup
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 27,000
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Coventry City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 January 1946
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Barratt
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Les Smith
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Les Smith
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Simpson
🕒 | FT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 January 1946
Les Smith scores Villa's first official goal of the season as Villa participate in their first official fixture of the 1945-46 season as they enter the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress.
Villa face Division Two side Coventry at Highfield Road but are narrowly beaten ahead of the second leg at Villa Park having lost goalscorer Smith to injury in the second half.
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1945-46 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 5 January 1946
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🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: G. Reader | 🏴 | Southampton
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 0.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: G. Reader | 🏴 | Southampton
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🚑 | ❌ |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Coventry City
Not Recorded
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
SQUAD STATS
XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.