Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 27 August 1938
1938-39
Won
2-1
Grimsby Town
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Division One
Blundell Park
Attendance: 19,117
๐ฉ 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | 8' | 63' |
Assist(s) | Ronnie Starling | 8' |
Fixture List
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.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Game #1893
Match Record
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nelson, 1936-39
Referee: T. Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Manchester, 1936-1938
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 15 | ๐ฉ W9 (60% ) | ๐จ D2 | ๐บ(73% ) | ๐ฅ L4 (27% ) | โฝ 37 | ๐ฅ 29 | GD 8
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Grimsby Town
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Frank Broome, Assist by Ronnie Starling
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Grimsby Town
๐ฅ
| 50โ Goal, 1-1, (Grimsby Town), Jones
โฝ | 63' Goal, 2-1, Frank Broome
๐ | 63' Player injured on field of play, Frank Broome
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Grimsby Town
Officials
Referee: T. Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Manchester, 1936-1938
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1936-1939
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Frank Shell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ronnie Starling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Freddie Haycock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bob Iverson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Grimsby Town
Charlie Spencer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tweedy
Vincent
J. V. Hodgson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Boyd
Temple
Beattie
Jones
Bartholomew
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
None
Jimmy Hogan names the same line up that won three of their four game consecutive run to the end of the season.
Grimsby Town
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Grimsby Town
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