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League / Mon Sep 5, 1949 / Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth

League / Mon Sep 5, 1949 / Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth

Entity details

Era 1946-1973
Season 1949-50
Date Mon Sep 5, 1949
Match Type First Team
Competition Football League Division One (D1)
Match No 6
Stage League
Kick Off
Venue
Stadium Name Villa Park
Weather
Referee A Blythe (London)
Opponents
Final Score Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth
Home Scorers Powell 55
Home Team Aston Villa
Away Scorers None
Away Team Portsmouth
Attendance 38360
Receipts
Status Completed after 90 minutes
Home Line Up Rutherford Parkes Dorsett Powell Martin Moss Gibson Dixon Craddock Harrison Goffin
Away Line Up Butler Hindmarsh Ferrier Scoular Flewin Dickinson Harris Delapenha Clarke Phillips Froggatt
Match Summary Ten-man Pompey – Delapenha comes off injured at half-time – are still firing blanks, but they deserve a draw here, after a late rally. Wales international and Villa captain Powell heads home a Goffin free-kick. Villa defended superbly and Pompey took 80 minutes to force a corner.
Pompeyrama Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth
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