Game #1879
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 March 1938


Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 75,700
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Manchester City

Assist(s) | Ronnie Starling | 57' | Eric Houghton | 72' | Frank Shell | 85' |
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1938
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 1-0, Frank Broome, Assist by Ronnie Starling
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-0, Freddie Haycock, Assist by Eric Houghton
🥅 | 84' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), Doherty
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 3-1, Frank Shell
🥅 | 90' Goal, 3-2, (Manchester City), Jimmy Allen og
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Manchester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 March 1938
Frank Broome scores for the seventh time in six as Villa claim yet another top flight scalp as they beat Manchester City in the quarter final of the FA Cup.
The Manchester minnows are well and truly beaten by Jimmy Hogan's Villa but two goals in the last 6 minutes, one an own goal in the final seconds put a respectable veneer on the scoreline.
Villa claim yet another top flight scalp as they beat Manchester City in the quarter final of the FA Cup.
The Manchester City FA Cup tie at Villa Park attracted a record crowd of 75,700 paying £5,511 11s. 9d.
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Manchester City


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1936-37
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City


Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Total 🕒 64 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 26 | ⚽ 116 | 🥅 108 |
League 🕒 58 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 107 | 🥅 96 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Home 🕒 33 | 🟩 23 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 79 | 🥅 36 |
Away 🕒 30 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 21 | ⚽ 36 | 🥅 53 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #36 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 5 March 1938
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🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Tom Thompson | 🏴 | Northumberland, 1933-1938
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Thompson | 🏴 | Northumberland, 1933-1938
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bill Cobley, George Pritty and Frank Shell replace George Cummings, Tommy Gardner and Tommy Clayton.
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939

Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
M George Pritty | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Wilf Wild | 🏴 |

Manchester City
Swift
Dale
Barkas
Percival
Neilson
Bray
Toseland
Herd
Heale
Doherty
Brook
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W John Maund | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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