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Game #1893
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Won
WWWWW
Division One
Grimsby Town
Blundell Park
Attendance: 19,117
Grimsby Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB George Cummings |
RB Ernie Callaghan |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Alex Massie |
W Eric Houghton |
F Frank Shell |
F Ronnie Starling |
F Freddie Haycock |
F Bob Iverson |
CF Frank Broome |
MANAGER
Charlie Spencer | 🏴 |
Grimsby Town
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
🟩 27 Aug 1938, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1938
Villa win on the opening day of the season to record their first top flight victory since April 1936.
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