Game #1860
Aston Villa
9-4-4, 22 PTS
Saturday, 27 November 1937
2nd=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Jeff Barker | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W John Maund | 🏴 |
Team News
Jeff Barker replaces Freddie Haycock.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
1-0
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Clayton | 25' |
Assist(s) | Ernie Callaghan | 25' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 25' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Clayton, Assist by Ernie Callaghan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
🆘 | Both sets of players become emboiled in a melee in the Villa box
🆘 | Referee Taylor awards a free kick to the visitors after a Jimmy Allen executes what looks to be a perfect challenge on the visiting forward
🆘 | Despite the 'foul' being in the box, referee Taylor still insists on a 'free kick' despite the correct award being a penalty
🆘 | Protests continue for several minutes as referee Taylor refuses to change his decision either on the non-foul or the free-kick over penalty decision
🆘 | In order to exit the controversy, referee Taylor ducks under the arguing players and runs to the centre
🆘 | After four minutes referee Taylor signals play to continue only to then call over Jimmy Allen for further discussions
🆘 | Finally play resumes and the free kick comes to nothing
🆘 | Referee Taylor is roundly booed for any decision made over the following minutes
🆘 | Referee Taylor takes no action as a Sheffield United player hacks down George Cummings
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 27 November 1937
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | Wigan, 1936-1939
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | Wigan, 1936-1939
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 79 | 🟩 W39 (49% ) | 🟨 D19 | 🇺(73% ) | 🟥 L21 (27% ) | ⚽ 165 | 🥅 110 | GD 55
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Division Two
Sheffield United
10-2-6, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,138
Smith
Hooper
Cox
Jackson
Settle
Barton
Richardson
Dodds
Pickering
Leyfield
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Tommy Clayton scores his first goal for Villa as Villa win for the first time in five under Jimmy Hogan as they beat joint leaders Sheffield United at Villa Park.
What is it about Sheffield sides and on pitch thuggery though? Yet again the unseemly side of the game, whether Wednesday or United, is on show.
Villa bounce back from a first defeat in six to win for the first time in five and make it nine wins, four draws and four defeats in seventeen division two games under Jimmy Hogan.
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