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Game #1866

Aston Villa

13-5-5, 31 PTS

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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
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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

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 |

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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

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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

Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 23 | 🟩 W7 (30% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(52% ) | 🟥 L11 (48% ) | ⚽ 45 | 🥅 49 | GD -4

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

Division Two

West Ham United

7-10-5, 24 PTS

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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

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

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png
Starting XI
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

109

109

🔥

0

1

🟩

52

🟨

22

🟥

35

20

🥅

186

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

62

62

🔥

0

0

🟩

28

🟨

14

🟥

20

CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

92

92

🔥

2

2

🟩

32

🟨

24

🟥

36

RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

58

58

🔥

0

4

🟩

29

🟨

11

🟥

18

M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

81

81

🔥

5

7

🟩

36

🟨

18

🟥

27

W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

327

327

🔥

151

99

🟩

146

🟨

75

🟥

106

W Charlie Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
🕒

24

24

🔥

5

3

🟩

10

🟨

6

🟥

8

F Jackie Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

2

2

🔥

0

0

🟩

0

🟨

2

🟥

0

F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

40

40

🔥

4

5

🟩

20

🟨

8

🟥

12

CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

83

83

🔥

55

13

🟩

33

🟨

21

🟥

29

CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

45

45

🔥

3

3

🟩

22

🟨

8

🟥

15

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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.

What they Said

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