Game #1860
Aston Villa
9-4-4, 22 PTS
Saturday, 27 November 1937
Won
2nd=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Sheffield United
10-2-6, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,138
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Ernie Callaghan | 25' |
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 November 1937
⚽ | 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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 November 1937
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.
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 27 November 1937
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🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | Wigan, 1936-1939
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 A terrible mess of a performance, entering a game against a side and city renowned for its robust, often over the edge football, Taylor failed to punish the worst excesses of the Sheffield men and even went so far as awarding the visitors a free kick despite Jimmy Allen executing a inch perfect tackle in the box. That, if it was indeed a foul it should have been a penalty simply increased concerns about the official's performance. The mood, both on and off the pitch, deteriorated rapidly.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jeff Barker replaces Freddie Haycock.
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Teddy Davison | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Smith
Hooper
Cox
Jackson
Settle
Barton
Richardson
Dodds
Pickering
Leyfield
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W John Maund | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park