Game #1870
Aston Villa
14-5-6, 33 PTS
Thursday, 27 January 1938
1st=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
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
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W John Maund | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
Team News
Bill Cobley and Frank Shell replace George Cummings and Andy Kerr.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-1
🟥 27 Jan 1938, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Ewood
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, (Blackburn Rovers), Bruton
❌ | Referee Wood incorrectly rules out a Frank Shell strike
🥅 | 80' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Billy Guest
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Thursday, 27 January 1938
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Eddie Wood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1925-1938
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Eddie Wood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1925-1938
Linesmen: F. W. Mason; W. Martin
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 95 | 🟩 W42 (44% ) | 🟨 D20 | 🇺(65% ) | 🟥 L33 (35% ) | ⚽ 189 | 🥅 171 | GD 18
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
8-7-10, 23 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,919
GK Gerry Matier | 🇬🇧 |
FB Jack Westby | 🏴 |
D Walter Crook | 🏴 |
M Arnold Whiteside | 🏴 |
M Bob Pryde | 🏴 |
M Wally Halsall | 🏴 |
M Jack Bruton | 🏴 |
F Len Butt | 🏴 |
F Bob Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Jock Smeaton | 🏴 |
F Billy Guest | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Reg Taylor | 🏴 |
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: 1927–28
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gerry Matier | 🇬🇧 |
Defenders
D Walter Crook | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Jack Westby | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Arnold Whiteside | 🏴 |
M Bob Pryde | 🏴 |
M Wally Halsall | 🏴 |
M Jack Bruton | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Len Butt | 🏴 |
F Bob Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Jock Smeaton | 🏴 |
F Billy Guest | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Jimmy Hogan's Villa side lose for the first time in nine games in all competitions as they suffer a surprise loss at Ewood Park.
Villa make it fourteen wins, five draws and six defeats in twenty five division two games.
Despite the defeat Villa remain joint 1st in the table and are once again level with Coventry and Sheffield United having wasted their game in hand.
What they Said
