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Game #1862

Aston Villa

10-4-5, 24 PTS

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Saturday, 11 December 1937

3rd

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

Trophy Record

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Wingers
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W John Maund | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Frank Shell and Freddie Haycock replace Jeff Barker and Tommy Clayton.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

7-1

🟩 11 Dec 1937, Villa 7-1 Stockport, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Frank Shell | 3' | 35' | 80' | Eric Houghton | 38' | Freddie Haycock | 42' | Frank Broome | 60' | 62' |

Assist(s) | Ronnie Starling | 3' | Bob Iverson | 35' | Frank Shell | 62' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 3' Goal, 1-0, Frank Shell, Assist by Ronnie Starling
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 1-1, (Stockport County), Duggie Reid
⚽ | 35' Goal, 2-1, Frank Shell, Assist by Bob Iverson
❗| 38 Frank Shell's shot is handled in the box
⚽ | 38' Goal, 3-1, Eric Houghton (pen)
🆘 | Referee Gough orders a penalty retake
⚽ | 38' Goal, 3-1, Eric Houghton (pen)
⚽ | 42' Goal, 4-1, Freddie Haycock
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Stockport County
⚽ | 60' Goal, 5-1, Frank Broome
⚽ | 62' Goal, 6-1, Frank Broome, Assist by Frank Shell
⚽ | 80' Goal, 7-1, Frank Shell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 7-1 Stockport County

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 11 December 1937

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nelson, 1936-39
Referee: E. V. Gough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke on Trent
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 7-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

Officials

Referee: E. V. Gough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke on Trent, 1935-

Previous 5 vs. Stockport: 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 2 | 🟩 W2 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 1 | GD 9

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

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Division Two

Stockport County

7-5-7, 19 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 27,500

GK Frank McDonough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Len Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB William Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Fred Jenkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bob Still | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bernard Oxley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy Smailes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Arthur Rice | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Duggie Reid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bill Titterington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dick Fuller | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Bob Kelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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)

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Frank McDonough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Len Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB William Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Fred Jenkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Bob Still | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Bernard Oxley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy Smailes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Arthur Rice | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Duggie Reid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Bill Titterington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dick Fuller | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

None

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Starting XI
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

105

105

🔥

0

1

🟩

49

🟨

21

🟥

35

18

🥅

184

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

58

58

🔥

0

0

🟩

25

🟨

13

🟥

20

CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

88

88

🔥

2

2

🟩

29

🟨

23

🟥

36

RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

54

54

🔥

0

4

🟩

26

🟨

10

🟥

18

M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

77

77

🔥

4

7

🟩

33

🟨

17

🟥

27

W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

323

323

🔥

151

99

🟩

143

🟨

74

🟥

106

F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

40

40

🔥

9

7

🟩

19

🟨

7

🟥

14

F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

2

2

🔥

3

1

🟩

2

🟨

0

🟥

0

F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

36

36

🔥

4

5

🟩

17

🟨

7

🟥

12

CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

79

79

🔥

53

11

🟩

30

🟨

20

🟥

29

CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

41

41

🔥

3

3

🟩

19

🟨

7

🟥

15

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
On This Day
  • Frank Shell - in only his second game for Villa -  hits a hat-trick on his return to the side as Jimmy Hogan's Villa record their biggest win in all competitions since January 1934 as they hit Stockport for seven.

  • Villa make it ten wins, four draws and five defeats in nineteen division two games.

  • Villa go outright third in the table but remain two points behind leaders Coventry and Sheffield United.

What they Said

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