Game #2098
Aston Villa
6-9-6, 21 PTS
Saturday, 17 December 1949


Won
12th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
4-7-10, 15 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,622
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Manchester City

Assist(s) | Les Smith | 90' |
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 December 1949
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 90' Goal, 1-0, Frank Moss, Assist by Les Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester 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
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 December 1949
Villa score a last minute winner through Frank Moss to beat lowly Manchester City
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, 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
Manchester City


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1949-50 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 17 December 1949
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🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Alex Massie | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1945-1950
Referee: G. Salmon | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950
🕒 161 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 40 🟥 56 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

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
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Wakeman replaces Joe Rutherford.
Not recorded
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950

Aston Villa
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Harrison | 🏴 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
M Ivor Powell | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Trevor Ford | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jock Thomson | 🏴 |

Manchester City
Trautmann, Phillips, Rigby, Westwood, Alison, Emptage, Fagan, Bootle, Turnbull, Clarke, Black.
Manager: Jock Thomson.
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, 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
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴 |
F Miller Craddock | 🏴 |
GK Joe Rutherford | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 17 Dec 1949, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

