Game #2064
Aston Villa
10-4-15, 24 PTS
Saturday, 26 February 1949
Won
18th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
8-7-14, 23 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 33,268
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 75' |
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1949
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75' Goal, 1-0, Syd Howarth, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 February 1949
Villa's fourth successive League win is as late as it is welcome.
Villa win with 5 minutes to spare at Bramall Lane thanks to a Syd Howarth goal.
Villa keep their fourth League clean sheet of the season and having claimed just one up to January 21st now have three in their last four games.
Villa make it 24 points and climb to 18th in the table - their highest position since November.
Up next however are runaway League leaders Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 26 February 1949
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🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 25 🟥 49 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Plinston | 🏴 | Warrington, 1946-1951
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Goffin and Syd Howarth replace George Cummings and Trevor Ford.
Not recorded
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Syd Howarth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
White, Bailey, Cox, Latham, Hitchen, Shaw, Hagan, Collindridge, Hutchinson, Jones, Brook.
Manager: Teddy Davison.
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Feb 1949, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane