1949–50 Aston Villa F.C. season

Second City Derby
	23--14--18
	← 1948–49 1955-56 →

Aston Villa
1949-50 season
Manager	Alex Massie
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 English football season was Aston Villa's 51st season in The Football League. Villa played in the First Division, the top-tier of English football.

ManagerAlex Massie

First Division12th

FA CupThird round

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Both matches in the Second City Derby were drawn,^[1] 1–1 at home,^[2] 2–2 away.^[3]

Alex Massie leaves Villa.^[4] He had led them to top ten finishes in his first three seasons and twelfth place the following year.

There were debuts for Jimmy Harrison (8) and Pat Daly (3).^[5]

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Burnley	42	16	13	13	40	40	1.000	45
11	Derby County	42	17	10	15	69	61	1.131	44
12	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	61	61	1.000	42
13	Chelsea	42	12	16	14	58	65	0.892	40
14	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	12	16	47	53	0.887	40

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
20 Aug 1949	Manchester City	Away	3–3	—	Les Smith 26'; Billy Goffin 56', 86'
23 Aug 1949	Derby County	Home	1–1	—	Trevor Ford 29'
27 Aug 1949	Fulham	Home	3–1	—	Les Smith 1'; Billy Goffin 39'; Trevor Ford 52'
31 Aug 1949	Derby County	Away	2–3	—	Trevor Ford 5'; Billy Goffin 70'
3 Sep 1949	Newcastle	Away	2–3	—	Eddie Lowe 3'; Trevor Ford 52'
5 Sep 1949	Portsmouth	Home	1–0	—	Ivor Powell 56'
10 Sep 1949	Blackpool	Home	0–0	—	None
17 Sep 1949	Middlesbrough	Away	2–0	—	Billy Goffin 7', 70'
24 Sep 1949	Everton	Home	2–2	—	Billy Goffin 17'; Trevor Ford 89'
1 Oct 1949	Huddersfield	Away	0–1	—	None
8 Oct 1949	West Bromwich Albion	Away	1–1	—	Trevor Ford 52'
15 Oct 1949	Manchester United	Home	0–4	—	None
22 Oct 1949	Chelsea	Away	3–1	—	Trevor Ford 12'; Johnny Dixon 15'; Miller Craddock 64'
29 Oct 1949	Stoke	Home	1–1	—	Johnny Dixon 54'
5 Nov 1949	Burnley	Away	0–1	—	None
12 Nov 1949	Sunderland	Home	2–0	—	Trevor Ford 20'; Miller Craddock 24'
19 Nov 1949	Liverpool	Away	1–2	—	Johnny Dixon 89'
26 Nov 1949	Arsenal	Home	1–1	—	Trevor Ford 26'
3 Dec 1949	Bolton	Away	1–1	—	Jimmy Harrison 87'
10 Dec 1949	Birmingham	Home	1–1	—	Trevor Ford 35'
17 Dec 1949	Manchester City	Home	1–0	—	Frank Moss 90'
24 Dec 1949	Fulham	Away	0–3	—	None
26 Dec 1949	Wolves	Away	3–2	—	Ivor Powell 36'; George Edwards 41'; Trevor Ford 75'
27 Dec 1949	Wolves	Home	1–4	—	Johnny Dixon 69'
31 Dec 1949	Newcastle	Home	0–1	—	None
14 Jan 1950	Blackpool	Away	0–1	—	None
21 Jan 1950	Middlesbrough	Home	4–0	—	Billy Goffin 19', 44'; Trevor Ford 59'; Miller Craddock 70'
4 Feb 1950	Everton	Away	1–1	—	Colin Gibson 17'
18 Feb 1950	Huddersfield	Home	2–1	—	Trevor Ford 15', 20'
25 Feb 1950	West Bromwich Albion	Home	1–0	—	Colin Gibson 87'
8 Mar 1950	Manchester United	Away	0–7	—	None
11 Mar 1950	Liverpool	Home	2–0	—	Billy Goffin 30'; Johnny Dixon 81'
25 Mar 1950	Burnley	Home	0–1	—	None
29 Mar 1950	Arsenal	Away	3–1	—	Colin Gibson 27'; Johnny Dixon 40', 48'
1 Apr 1950	Sunderland	Away	1–2	—	George Edwards 78'
7 Apr 1950	Charlton	Away	4–1	—	Trevor Ford 30'; Con Martin 67' (pen); Billy Goffin 71'; Johnny Dixon 87'
8 Apr 1950	Chelsea	Home	4–0	—	Ivor Powell 45'; Johnny Dixon 48'; Trevor Ford 52'; Billy Goffin 89'
11 Apr 1950	Charlton	Home	1–1	—	Les Smith 85'
15 Apr 1950	Stoke	Away	0–1	—	None
22 Apr 1950	Bolton	Home	3–0	—	Billy Goffin 2'; Johnny Dixon 43', 59'
29 Apr 1950	Birmingham	Away	2–2	—	Trevor Ford 43', 82'
6 May 1950	Portsmouth	Away	1–5	—	Dicky Dorsett 89' (pen)

1949–50 Aston Villa F.C. season

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