Game #1946
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 31 August 1946


Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Middlesbrough
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 50,572
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1

Middlesbrough

Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1946
🟢 | 1' Debut, Johnny Dixon, Tommy Dodds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
🥅 | 88' Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Mannion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
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
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

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.
Legendary Villa centre forward Frank Broome made the last of his 178 appearances during which time he scored 105 goals.
Forward Johnny Dixon, 21, makes his debut for Villa to become the 396th player to play for Villa in League and Cup football. Although Dixon had appeared in the 1945-46 interim league competition, this was his first appearance in a competition proper having not played in the 1945-46 FA Cup.
Forward Tommy Dodds made his sole appearance for Villa.
🟥 31 Aug 1946, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | #396 | Youth team promotion
🟢 F Tommy Dodds | 🏴 | #397 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
🔴 F Tommy Dodds | 🏴 | 1946 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #397 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Middlesbrough


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