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Game #1910

Aston Villa

7-3-8, 17 PTS

Saturday, 10 December 1938

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Won

10th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

6-6-6, 18 PTS

Burnden Park

Attendance: 22,552

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Frank O’Donnell | 50' | 70' |

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 December 1938

🟢 | 1' Debut, Alan Wakeman
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Currier
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Frank O’Donnell
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 2-1, Frank Broome, Assist by Frank O’Donnell
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa

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

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 December 1938
  • Eric Houghton scores his second goal in four as Villa record successive top flight wins and a third victory in their last four games as their season begins to recover from a difficult October and November.

  • Villa win consecutive games to make it three wins in their last four top flight games and seven wins, three draws and eight defeats in eighteen division one games so far this season. 

  • Meanwhile, goalkeeper Alan Wakeman made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from Bloxwich Strollers in August 1937.

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #388 | Youth team promotion

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Bolton Wanderers

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29

FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
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Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Saturday, 10 December 1938

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🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nelson, 1936-39
Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Croydon, 1934-1939
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Croydon, 1934-1939

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Jimmy Hogan hands Alan Wakeman his debut in goal in place of Fred Biddlestone.

Referee

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

MANAGER

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

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Aston Villa

GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank O’Donnell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Charles Foweraker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Bolton Wanderers

Goodall
Winter
Hubbick
Goslin
Atkinson
Taylor
Geldard
Grosvenor
Currier
Howe
Woodward

Line Ups

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

Squad Bios

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 10 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

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MATCH VIDEO
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