Game #2074
Aston Villa
15-8-16, 38 PTS
Saturday, 23 April 1949


Won
10th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Stoke
15-8-16, 38 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,184
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Stoke City

Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 5' | Dicky Dorsett | 46' |
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 April 1949
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, George Edwards, Assist by Trevor Ford
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Johnny Dixon, Assist by Dicky Dorsett
🥅 | 62' Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Ormston
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Stoke City
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
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1949
Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine, winning for the fifth time.
Villa climb to joint 10th in the table level on points with opponents Stoke and Liverpool.
Up next is third placed Derby at the Baseball Ground.
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

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
Stoke


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1948-49 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #179 |
Saturday, 23 April 1949
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🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 29 🟥 50 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths | 🏴 | Monmouth
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
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Not recorded
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bob McGrory | 🏴 |

Stoke
Herod, Franklin, Watkins, McCue, Sellars, Mountford F, Caton, Peppitt, Ormston (g), Mountford G, Steele.
Manager: Bob McGrory.
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, 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
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
F Albert J Brown | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park


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🟩 23 Apr 1949, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

