Aston Villa
4-3-2, 11 PTS
Saturday, 3 October 1936
1936-37
3rd=
Drew
0-0
Coventry City
3-4-2, 10 PTS
Division Two
Villa Park
Attendance: 63,686
๐จ 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 3 October 1936
Villa fail to score for the third successive game as they are held at home in their first ever match with Coventry but it's an improved performance in a good game.
Villa face Coventry City for the first time in competitive football, Cov become the 81st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa stop a run of consecutive defeats.
Villa remain third in the table.
Full back Bill Cobley, 26, made his debut in a Villa shirt
Midfielder George Hardy, 24, made his debut in a Villa shirt
Forward Jackie Martin, 22, made his debut in a Villa shirt
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Game #1809
Match Record
Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 3 October 1936
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Ernest Vokes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bath
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: None
Total ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
League ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Coventry City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข FB Bill Cobley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #371 | Free transfer from Nuneaton Town
๐ข M George Hardy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #372 | Youth team promotion
๐ข F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Bill Cobley, George Hardy, Jackie Martin
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
Officials
Referee: Ernest Vokes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bath, 1936-1939
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1936-1939
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Bill Cobley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Hardy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tom Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Andy Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Coventry City
Harry Storer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Morgan
Astley
Smith
Frith
Mason
Archer
Pritchard
Jones
Bourton
MacDonald
Fitton
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 6 |
W Charlie Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gordon Hodgson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jimmy McMullan makes five changes after successive defeats including three debuts as Andy Kerr, Bill Cobley (debut), George Hardy (debut), Jimmy Allen and Jackie Martin (debut) replace George Beeson, George Cummings, Tommy Gardner, Gordon Hodgson and Ronnie Dix.
Coventry City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Coventry City
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
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1936-37
First Team Squad
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