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Game #1864

Aston Villa

12-4-5, 28 PTS

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Monday, 27 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)

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

Team News

Jimmy Hogan names the same line up for the third consecutive game.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

2-1

🟩 27 Dec 1937, Villa 2-1 BPA, Park Avenue
Scorer(s) | Frank Shell | 47' | Freddie Haycock | 89' |

Assist(s) | Frank Broome | 47' | 89' |

Match Timeline

🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Bradford Park Avenue, pen), Lewis
❌ | Missed penalty, Eric Houghton
🕒 | HT Bradford Park Avenue 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-1, Frank Shell, Assist by Frank Broome
⚽ | 89' Goal, 2-1, Freddie Haycock, Assist by Frank Broome
🕒 | FT Bradford Park Avenue 1-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Monday, 27 December 1937

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Officials

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. BPA: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 10 | 🟩 W5 (50% ) | 🟨 D2 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L3 (30% ) | ⚽ 23 | 🥅 20 | GD 3

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

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Division Two

Bradford Park Avenue

8-9-4, 25 PTS

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Park Avenue

Attendance: 20,129

Lindley
Johnstone
Stabb
Danekin
Hallard
Robertson
Martin
Henson
Wesley
Lewis

David Steele | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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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)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

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

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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

107

107

🔥

0

1

🟩

51

🟨

21

🟥

35

19

🥅

185

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

60

60

🔥

0

0

🟩

27

🟨

13

🟥

20

CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

90

90

🔥

2

2

🟩

31

🟨

23

🟥

36

RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

56

56

🔥

0

4

🟩

28

🟨

10

🟥

18

M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

79

79

🔥

4

7

🟩

35

🟨

17

🟥

27

W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

325

325

🔥

151

99

🟩

145

🟨

74

🟥

106

F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

42

42

🔥

10

7

🟩

21

🟨

7

🟥

14

F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

4

4

🔥

5

1

🟩

4

🟨

0

🟥

0

F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

38

38

🔥

4

5

🟩

19

🟨

7

🟥

12

CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

81

81

🔥

53

13

🟩

32

🟨

20

🟥

29

CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

43

43

🔥

3

3

🟩

21

🟨

7

🟥

15

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa leave it late to beat BPA after Eric Houghton misses a first half penalty before Frank Shell hits his fifth goal in three games and Freddie Haycock scores a last gasp winner.

  • Villa record three consecutive victories for the first time since October to make it twelve wins, four draws and five defeats in twenty one division two games under Jimmy Hogan.

  • As Villa win Coventry can only draw and the gap is closed to a single point however Sheffield United are now three ahead but have played two games more.

What they Said

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