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Game #1940

Aston Villa

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Monday, 28 January 1946

4th Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Won

9-1

๐ŸŸฉ 28 Jan 1946, Villa 9-1 Millwall, Villa Park

FA Cup

Millwall

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Villa Park

Attendance: 28,000

On This Day
  • Frank Broome scores a hat-trick as Villa participate in their fourth official fixture of the 1945-46 season in the fourth round of the FA Cup which for this campaign will be played as mandatory double headers, home and away, with the aggregate score over both legs deciding which team will progress. 

  • Villa hit nine to beat Division Two side Millwall 13-3 on aggregate and progress to the fifth round.

  • Jack Morby makes his official debut to become the 395th player to play for Villa in League or Cup football.

GK Alan Wakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jack Morby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB George Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Bob Iverson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Frank Broome | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
CF George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919-20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

None

Team News

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข CB Jack Morby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #395 | Free transfer from Hednesford Town

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

10

โœ…

10

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

โ›”

1

๐Ÿฅ…

13

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

CB Jack Morby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

โœ…

1

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

LB George Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

129

โœ…

129

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

60

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

42

RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

3

โœ…

3

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

6

โœ…

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

CF Frank Broome | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

144

โœ…

144

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

90

33

๐ŸŸฉ

66

๐ŸŸจ

31

๐ŸŸฅ

47

CF Bob Iverson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

117

โœ…

117

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

6

๐ŸŸฉ

57

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

38

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | 1-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 | George Edwards 2-0 | Les Smith 3-0 | Bob Iverson | 5-1 | Billy Goffin | 7-1 | 9-1 | Harry Parkes | 8-1 |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Jack Morby
โšฝ | Goal, 1-0, Frank Broome
โšฝ | Goal, 2-0, George Edwards
โšฝ | 18โ€™ Goal, 3-0, Les Smith
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 3-1, (Millwall) J R Smith
โšฝ | Goal, 4-1, Frank Broome
โšฝ | Goal, 5-1, BobIverson
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 5-1 Millwall
โšฝ | Goal, 6-1, Frank Broome
โšฝ | Goal, 7-1, Billy Goffin
โšฝ | Goal, 8-1, Harry Parkes
โšฝ | Goal, 9-1, Billy Goffin
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 9-1 Millwall

Season | 1945-46 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Wednesday, 28 January 1946

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1946-1950
Referee: W. H. Clinton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 5-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 9-1 (13-3)
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: W. H. Clinton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wolverhampton
Linesmen: J. H. Mann (Tipton); F. Read (Willenhall)

Previous 5 vs. Millwall: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | ๐ŸŸฉ W3 (50% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(83% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L1 (17% ) | โšฝ 20 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 | GD 14

Match Stats

Not recorded

Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1946-1950

๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 3 ๐ŸŸจ 0 ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | 2.25

Villa Career Form:

Champions

What they Said

GK Dunkley
RB Reg Dudley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ted Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
WH Tommy Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
WH Fred Ford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tom Brolly | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
U Tyler
U Gregson
U Penton
F Jimmy Jinks | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bobby Gordon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Jack Cock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1945-46
Playing Squad
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Jack Morby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #395 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB George Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Harry Parkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #391 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Vic Potts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #392 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Eddie Lowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #390 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Andy Kerr | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #370 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Billy Goffin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #394 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Les Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #393 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Bob Iverson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #377 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Frank Broome | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jackie Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Ronnie Starling | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #378 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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