Game #2078
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Drew
WDWDD
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 43,196
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 August 1949
Villa are held at Maine Road on the opening day of the season.
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester City
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
Aston Villa
Manchester City
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5 Games: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 32 🟥 50 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alex Massie hands a debut to Jimmy Harrison on the opening day of the 1949-50 season.
Not recorded
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
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
Manchester City
Swift, Westwood, Sproston, Emptage, Walsh, Fagan, Black (g), Munro, Smith (g) (g), Linacre, Clarke.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
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
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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