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Game #1946

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 31 August 1946

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Lost

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Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

Division One

Middlesbrough

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Villa Park

Attendance: 50,572

🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

Aston Villa

0-1

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Middlesbrough

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 31 August 1946

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Match Statistics

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 31 August 1946

Villa played their first League game proper since game #1937; due to WW2, 2,674 days or 7 years, 3 months and 25 days had elapsed since the previous league game on 6th May 1939. Meanwhile, legendary Villa centre forward Frank Broome made the last of his 178 appearances during which time he scored 105 goals whilst forward Tommy Dodds made his sole appearance for Villa.

🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

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FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919-20

Middlesbrough

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Aston Villa

Middlesbrough

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Middlesbrough

Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1946-47 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 31 August 1946

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🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
FT Score | 0-1 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 1 🟥 3 | 1.78

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Alex Massie hands a debut to Tommy Dodds.

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Referee
Manager

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MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
RB Vic Potts |
FB George Cummings |
FB Harry Parkes |
M Eddie Lowe |
W Les Smith |
CF Frank Broome |
F George Edwards |
F Johnny Dixon |
F Tommy Dodds |

MANAGER

David Jack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Middlesbrough

Dews, Cumming, Robinson, Hardwick, Shepherdson, Bell, Mannion (g), Walker, Spuhler, Gordon, Fenton.

Manager: David Jack.

Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

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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

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Match Symbols:

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⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
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Red
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
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Red

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Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO

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