Game #1938
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 8 January 1946


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,000
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0

Coventry City

Assist(s) | None
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 8 January 1946
🟢 | 1' Debut, Billy Goffin
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Ernie Callaghan
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 72' Goal, 2-0, Billy Goffin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Coventry City
🟥 | Sending off, (Coventry City), Ward
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 8 January 1946
Les Smith scores his second official goal of the season as Villa participate in their second official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the third round of 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 and win the second leg after being narrowly beaten at Highfield Road to progress to the fourth round.
Billy Goffin makes his official debut to become the 394th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | #394 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20
Coventry City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1945-46 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Tuesday, 8 January 1946
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🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0 (3-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟥
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Geroge Edwards | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dick Bayliss | 🏴 |

Coventry City
Wood
Elliott
Metcalf
Ward 🟥
Mason
Crawley
Warner
Simpson
Barratt
Aldecoa
Matthews
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
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
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

