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Game #2078

Aston Villa

0-1-0, 1 PTS

Saturday, 20 August 1949

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Drew

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨

Division One

Manchester City

0-1-0, 1 PTS

Maine Road

Attendance: 43,196

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

Manchester City

3-3

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 26' | 56' | Les Smith | 86' |

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 20 August 1949

🟢 | 1' Debut, Jimmy Harrison
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Les Smith, Assist by Trevor Ford
🥅 | 34' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), George Smith
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56' Goal, 2-1, Billy Goffin, Assist by Trevor Ford
🥅 | 69' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), George Smith
🥅 | 76' Goal, 2-3, (Manchester City), Black
⚽ | 86' Goal, 3-3, Billy Goffin, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Manchester City 3-3 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

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 20 August 1949

  • Villa take the lead twice but are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season by the minnows of Manchester.

  • Full back Jimmy Harrison makes his debut in a Villa shirt to become the 418th player to play League or Cup football for Villa.

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 FB Jimmy Harrison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #418 | £12,000 signing from Leicester

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

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

Manchester City

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37

FIXTURE HISTORY

Manchester City

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Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Saturday, 20 August 1949

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🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke on Trent
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

🕒 141 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 32 🟥 50 | 1.48

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke on Trent

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.

Not recorded

Referee

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MANAGER

Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1946-1950

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Aston Villa

GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jimmy Harrison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Les Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |

MANAGER

Jock Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Manchester City

Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.

Manager: Jock Thomson.

Line Ups

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

Squad Bios

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

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MATCH VIDEO

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