Game #2078
Aston Villa
0-1-0, 1 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1949


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Trevor Ford | 26' | 56' | Les Smith | 86' |
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


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

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

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


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟨 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 | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 32 🟥 50 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Aug 1949, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent
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
🟨 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
Jock Thomson | 🏴 |

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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 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

Injury | 1 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
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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