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Game #1888

Monday, 18 April 1938

Attendance: 25,250

Lost

Division Two

Swansea City

WLDWL

Vetch Field

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

Swansea Town

2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

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

RELATED MATCHES

MATCH TIMELINE

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

Previous 5 vs. Swansea: | - | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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 |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Swansea City

TEAM NEWS

Jimmy Hogan names an unchanged line up.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Jimmy Hogan

MANAGER

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 |

Swansea City

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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