Game #1929
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 March 1939
Lost
DWDWL
Division One
Chelsea
Attendance: 31,225
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 March 1939
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
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 24 🟥 36 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
Fred Biddlestone replaces Joe Rutherford.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 |
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 |
MANAGER
Leslie Knighton | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES