Game #1893
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
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
Unavailable
None
Team News
Jimmy Hogan names the same line up that won three of their four game consecutive run to the end of the season.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-1
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | 8' | 63' |
Assist(s) | Ronnie Starling | 8' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Frank Broome, Assist by Ronnie Starling
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Grimsby Town
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 1-1, (Grimsby Town), Jones
⚽ | 63' Goal, 2-1, Frank Broome
🚑 | 63' Player injured on field of play, Frank Broome
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Grimsby Town
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-39
Referee: T. Bentley | 🏴 | Manchester, 1936-1938
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: T. Bentley | 🏴 | Manchester, 1936-1938
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 15 | 🟩 W9 (60% ) | 🟨 D2 | 🇺(73% ) | 🟥 L4 (27% ) | ⚽ 37 | 🥅 29 | GD 8
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Grimsby Town
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 19,117
Tweedy
Vincent
J. V. Hodgson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Boyd
Temple
Beattie
Jones
Bartholomew
Charlie Spencer | 🏴 |
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
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa win on the opening day of the season to record their first top flight victory since April 1936.
Frank Broome scores a brace on his return to top flight football.
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