Game #1866
Aston Villa
13-5-5, 31 PTS

Saturday, 1 January 1938
1st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
W Charlie Phillips | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
W Charlie Phillips | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W John Maund | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴 |
Team News
Charlie Phillips and Jackie Martin replace Frank Shell and Freddie Haycock.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 W Charlie Phillips | 🏴 | 1936-38 🕒 24 | ✅ 24 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 - | #369 |

Drew
1-1
🟨 1 Jan 1938, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 67' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Rod Williams
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-1, Jack Weare o.g.
🕒 | FT West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Saturday, 1 January 1938

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: James Williams | 🏴 | Bolton, 1929-1938
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: James Williams | 🏴 | Bolton, 1929-1938
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Division Two
West Ham United
7-10-5, 24 PTS

Upton Park
Attendance: 30,408
GK Jack Weare | 🏴 |
CB Jim Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Dick Walker | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Bicknell | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Walker | 🏴 |
M Joe Cockroft | 🏴 |
F Stan Foxall | 🏴 |
F Tommy Green | 🏴 |
F Rod Williams | 🏴 |
F Len Goulden | 🏴 |
F Jackie Morton | 🏴 |
Charlie Paynter | 🏴 |

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
Goalkeepers
GK Jack Weare | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Jim Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Dick Walker | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Charlie Bicknell | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Walker | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Joe Cockroft | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Stan Foxall | 🏴 |
F Tommy Green | 🏴 |
F Rod Williams | 🏴 |
F Len Goulden | 🏴 |
F Jackie Morton | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 19th time in the 20 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 47 years.
Villa earn a point on New Years Day for the 7th time in 20 games but are now unbeaten in their last 3 matches on 1st January/
Villa open 1938 with a draw at Upton Park to extend their unbeaten run to five.
Villa make it thirteen wins, five draws and five defeats in twenty three division two games under Jimmy Hogan.
Villa climb to joint 1st in the table for the first time this season, level on points with Coventry and Sheffield United but with one and two games in hand on the opposition respectively.
Winger Charlie Phillips makes his twenty second and final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Birmingham in March 1938.
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