Game #1893
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Attendance: 19,117
Won
Division One
Grimsby Town
WWWWW
Blundell Park
Frank Broome scores a brace on his return to top flight football.
Grimsby Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Frank Broome scores a brace on his return to top flight football.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa win on the opening day of the season to record their first top flight victory since April 1936.
Aston Villa
Grimsby Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 27 August 1938
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Grimsby Town
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
MANAGER
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB George Cummings |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Alex Massie |
W Eric Houghton |
F Frank Shell |
F Ronnie Starling |
F Freddie Haycock |
F Bob Iverson |
CF Frank Broome |
Grimsby Town
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 Recorded
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
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PROGRAMME
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