Game #1893
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Grimsby Town
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 19,117
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Grimsby Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ronnie Starling | 8' |
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 1938
⚽ | 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
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
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1938
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.
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell 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
Grimsby Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 27 August 1938
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🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. Bentley | 🏴 | Manchester, 1936-1938
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
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Hogan names the same line up that won three of their four game consecutive run to the end of the season.
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Charlie Spencer | 🏴 |
Grimsby Town
Tweedy
Vincent
J. V. Hodgson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Boyd
Temple
Beattie
Jones
Bartholomew
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park