Game #1911
Aston Villa
8-3-4, 19 PTS

Saturday, 17 December 1938
9th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
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 an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
2-1
🟩 17 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Frank O’Donnell | 4' | Eric Houghton | 81' (pen) |
Assist(s) | Frank Broome | 4' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Frank O’Donnell, Assist by Frank Broome
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Hargreaves
⚽ | 81' Goal, 2-1, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 17 December 1938

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-39
Referee: Percy Snape | 🏴 | Manchester, 1932-1948
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Percy Snape | 🏴 | Manchester, 1932-1948
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Leeds United
9-3-7, 21 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 28,990
Twomey
Milburn
Gadsby
Edwards
Holley
Bourne
Cochrane
Ainsley
Gordon Hodgson (ex)
Stephenson
Hargreaves
Billy Hampson | 🏴 |

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
Eric Houghton scores from the spot to make if three goals in five games and a fourth win in five following three consecutive top flight victories for the first time since November 1934.
Villa now have eight wins, three draws and eight defeats in nineteen division one games so far this season.
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