Aston Villa's 1938-39 season

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Season 56 | 1938-39

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The Story of 1938-39

27 August 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park, Scorers: Frank Broome (brace).

Frank Broome scores a brace on his return to top flight football.

31 August 1938, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores from the spot to earn Villa a draw at Ayresome.

3 September 1938, Villa 0-1 Derby, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the first time in the top fight.

5 September 1938, Villa 0-3 Everton, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the second successive game in the top fight as Frank Moss makes his debut.

10 September 1938, Villa 4-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road, Scorers: Freddie Haycock, Andy Kerr, Jackie Martin (brace).

Jackie Martin hits a brace as Jimmy Hogan's Villa win for the second time in five top flight games.

17 September 1938, Villa 5-0 Brentford, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Andy Kerr (brace), Jackie Martin (brace).

Jackie Martin scores a second successive brace as Villa win consecutive top flight games for the first time since April 1936.

24 September 1938, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa extend their unbeaten run to three but are held at Highbury.

1 October 1938, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park, Scorers: Andy Kerr, Ronnie Starling.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa continue their good start to life back in the top flight and record their fourth win in eight games as Andy Kerr scores for the fourth time in as many games.

8 October 1938, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road, Scorers: Frank Broome.

Frank Broome scores his third of the season as Villa extend their unbeaten run in the top flight to five games.

15 October 1938, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the first time in six top flight games as they fail to score for the fourth time in ten.

22 October 1938, Villa 1-2 Leicester, Villa Park, Scorers: Freddie Haycock.

Villa lose for the second successive top flight game after an unbeaten run of five games despite Freddie Haycock's goal.

29 October 1938, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the third successive top flight game as they fail to score for the fifth time in twelve.

5 November 1938, Villa 0-2 Manchester United, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the fourth successive top flight game as they fail to score for the sixth time in thirteen.

12 November 1938, Villa 1-3 Stoke City, Victoria Ground, Scorers: Own Goal.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose for the fifth successive top flight game for the first time since November 1935.

19 November 1938, Villa 6-2 Chelsea, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank O’Donnell (brace), Eric Houghton, Freddie Haycock (brace), Frank Broome.

Frank O'Donnell scored a brace on his second game for Villa as Jimmy Hogan's men hammer Chelsea for a first win in six top flight games.

26 November 1938, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale, Scorers: Freddie Haycock, Frank Broome.

Despite Freddie Haycock's third goal in two games, Villa lose for the sixth time in seven.

3 December 1938, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank O’Donnell, Bob Iverson.

Bob Iverson scores his first goal of the season to help make it two wins in three and six for the campaign.

10 December 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Frank Broome.

Eric Houghton scores his second goal in four as Villa record successive top flight wins and a third victory in their last four games as their season begins to recover from a difficult October and November.

17 December 1938, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank O’Donnell, Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores from the spot to make if three goals in five games and a fourth win in five following three consecutive top flight victories for the first time since November 1934.

24 December 1938, Villa 0-2 Grimsby, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa fail to score for the first time in seven and lose for the first time in four.

26 December 1938, Villa 5-1 Sunderland, Roker Park, Scorers: Frank O’Donnell, Eric Houghton, Freddie Haycock, Frank Broome (brace).

Frank Broome scores a brace as Villa crush Sunderland in Jimmy Hogan's 100th game in charge to make it five wins in their last seven top flight games.

27 December 1938, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank Broome.

Frank Broome scores for the fourth time in five but Villa are held by the team they had put five past the previous day.

31 December 1938, Villa 1-2 Derby, Baseball Ground, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores for the fifth time in nine games as Villa lose for the third time in nine with defeat at the Baseball Ground.

7 January 1939, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park, Scorers: Jimmy Allen.

Jimmy Allen scores but Villa are held by third division side Ipswich in the third round of the FA Cup.

11 January 1939, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road, Scorers: Freddie Haycock (brace).

Villa beat division three side Ipswich in the third round of the FA Cup at the second attempt thanks to a brace from Freddie Haycock,

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	12th	4th Round	6-2 vs. Chelsea (h), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
16 \| Frank Broome		45 \| Ernie Callaghan, Alex Massie, Bob Iverson

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
Ongoing	6 May 1939	Jimmy Hogan		45	17	10	18	27	30%	40%	60%	20%	1.36

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Jimmy Hogan	Fred Normansell		Fred Archer

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1938-39	45	17	10	18	74	64	10	1.15	1.64	1.42	9	20%	38%	40%	27	60%	1.36

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1938-39	12th	42	16	9	17	71	60	41	11	1.69	1.43	1.18	9	21%	38%	40%	60%	1.36

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1938-39	3	3	8	7	5

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Everton	42	27	5	10	88	52	36	59
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	11	9	88	39	49	55
3	Charlton Athletic	42	22	6	14	75	59	16	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	20	9	13	93	74	19	49
5	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	55	41	14	47
6	Derby County	42	19	8	15	66	55	11	46
7	Stoke City	42	17	12	13	71	68	3	46
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	15	12	67	58	9	45
9	Preston North End	42	16	12	14	63	59	4	44
10	Grimsby Town	42	16	11	15	61	69	-8	43
11	Liverpool	42	14	14	14	62	63	-1	42
12	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	71	60	11	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	59	67	-8	41
14	Manchester United	42	11	16	15	57	65	-8	38
15	Blackpool	42	12	14	16	56	68	-12	38
16	Sunderland	42	13	12	17	54	67	-13	38
17	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	47	70	-23	37
18	Brentford	42	14	8	20	53	74	-21	36
19	Huddersfield Town	42	12	11	19	58	64	-6	35
20	Chelsea	42	12	9	21	64	80	-16	33
21	Birmingham	42	12	8	22	62	84	-22	32
22	Leicester City	42	9	11	22	48	82	-34	29

Matches

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Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	27 Aug 1938	Grimsby Town	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1893
Division One	31 Aug 1938	Middlesbrough	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1894
Division One	3 Sep 1938	Aston Villa	0-1	Derby County			L	1895
Division One	5 Sep 1938	Aston Villa	0-3	Everton			L	1896
Division One	10 Sep 1938	Blackpool	2-4	Aston Villa	W			1897
Division One	17 Sep 1938	Aston Villa	5-0	Brentford	W			1898
Division One	24 Sep 1938	Arsenal	0-0	Aston Villa		D		1899
Division One	1 Oct 1938	Aston Villa	2-0	Portsmouth	W			1900
Division One	8 Oct 1938	Huddersfield Town	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1901
Division One	15 Oct 1938	Liverpool	3-0	Aston Villa			L	1902
Division One	22 Oct 1938	Aston Villa	1-2	Leicester City			L	1903
Division One	29 Oct 1938	Birmingham	3-0	Aston Villa			L	1904
Division One	5 Nov 1938	Aston Villa	0-2	Manchester United			L	1905
Division One	12 Nov 1938	Stoke City	3-1	Aston Villa			L	1906
Division One	19 Nov 1938	Aston Villa	6-2	Chelsea	W			1907
Division One	26 Nov 1938	Preston North End	3-2	Aston Villa			L	1908
Division One	3 Dec 1938	Aston Villa	2-0	Charlton Athletic	W			1909
Division One	10 Dec 1938	Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1910
Division One	17 Dec 1938	Aston Villa

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