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Game #1888

Aston Villa

Monday, 18 April 1938

Swansea Town

2-1

Aston Villa

Division Two

Swansea City

Vetch Field

Attendance: 25,250

Lost

WLDWL

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Ronnie Starling scores but Villa lose for the second time in four League games as they are beaten at Vetch Field.

KEY MAN

Ronnie Starling scores but Villa lose for the second time in four League games as they are beaten at Vetch Field.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Monday, 18 April 1938

ON THIS DAY

Villa lose for the second time in four League games as they are beaten at Vetch Field to make it twenty one wins, seven draws and ten defeats in thirty eight division two games.

Meanwhile, winger John Maund, 23, made the last of his 48 appearances for Villa during which time he scored eight goals before moving on to Nottingham Forest in July 1939.

Aston Villa

Swansea City

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

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Swansea City

Previous 5 vs. Swansea: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Monday, 18 April 1938

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLDWL |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 75 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 16 🟥 23 | 1.65

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Jimmy Hogan names an unchanged line up.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Aston Villa

GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB George Cummings |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Alex Massie |
W Eric Houghton |
W John Maund |
F Ronnie Starling |
F Freddie Haycock |
F Bob Iverson |
CF Frank Broome |

MANAGER

Neil Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Swansea City

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Reported

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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