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Game #1919

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 21 January 1939

4th Round

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939
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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

Injury | 1 |
F Frank O'Donnell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Team News

Frank Shell replaces Frank O'Donnell.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

🔴 F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1937-39 🕒 30 | ✅ 30 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 - | #381 |

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Lost

0-2

🟥 21 Jan 1939, Villa 0-2 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End, pen), Frank White
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Preston North End, pen), Frank White
🕒 | FT Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 21 January 1939

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: Harry Nattrass | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1939
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: Harry Nattrass | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1939

Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 67 | 🟩 W32 (48% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L30 (45% ) | ⚽ 121 | 🥅 107 | GD 14

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

FA Cup

Preston North End

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Deepdale

Attendance: 37,548

Holdcroft
Gallimore
A. Beattie
Shankley
Batey
Milne
White
Mutch
Dougal
R. Beattie
McIntosh

Management Committee
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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: 1937–38

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

153

153

🔥

0

1

🟩

73

🟨

30

🟥

50

33

🥅

243

LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

108

108

🔥

0

0

🟩

51

🟨

22

🟥

35

CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

143

143

🔥

3

2

🟩

58

🟨

33

🟥

52

RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

109

109

🔥

0

5

🟩

54

🟨

20

🟥

35

M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

134

134

🔥

5

10

🟩

63

🟨

27

🟥

44

W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

374

374

🔥

167

105

🟩

170

🟨

83

🟥

121

F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

94

94

🔥

29

13

🟩

49

🟨

15

🟥

30

F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

30

30

🔥

12

5

🟩

19

🟨

4

🟥

7

F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

91

91

🔥

11

13

🟩

46

🟨

17

🟥

28

CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

127

127

🔥

80

26

🟩

58

🟨

27

🟥

42

CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

95

95

🔥

6

6

🟩

48

🟨

17

🟥

30

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Match Media
On This Day
  • Jimmy Hogan's Villa lose to Preston in the FA Cup for the second successive season but this time do so in the fourth round rather than the semi final.

  • Meanwhile, forward Frank Shell made the last of his 31 pre WW2 appearances for Villa during which time he scored thirteen goals before moving on to the newly renamed Birmingham City in September 1946.

What they Said

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