Game #1929
Saturday, 25 March 1939
Attendance: 31,225
Lost
Division One
Chelsea
DWDWL
Stamford Bridge
Freddie Haycock's goal isn't enough to prevent Villa's first defeat in nine and only their fifth in their last twenty top flight games.
Chelsea
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Freddie Haycock's goal isn't enough to prevent Villa's first defeat in nine and only their fifth in their last twenty top flight games.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa's eight game unbeaten run comes to an end as they lost for the first time in nine and only the fifth time in their last twenty top flight matches to make it fifteen wins, seven draws and twelve defeats in thirty four division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Fred Biddlestone made the last of his 160 appearances for Villa across ten seasons aged 34 before moving on to Mansfield Town in August 1939.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Saturday, 25 March 1939
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Fred Biddlestone replaces Joe Rutherford.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB George Cummings |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Alex Massie |
W Eric Houghton |
F Jackie Martin |
F Bob Iverson |
F Freddie Haycock |
CF Frank O’Donnell |
CF Frank Broome |
Chelsea
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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