1938–39 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa
1938–39 season
ManagerJimmy Hogan
StadiumVilla Park
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round
Second City Derby
22--13--16

The 1938–39 English football season was Aston Villa's 47th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the Football League First Division having won promotion in the previous season.[1]

The pre-season Jubilee Fund matches saw Villa pitched against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. The derby match ended in a 1–1 draw with Frank Broome scoring for Aston Villa and Harry Jones grabbing one for the Baggies.[2]

In the Second City derby Villa were beaten three-nil away but won 5–2 at Villa Park.[3]

On 19 September, Villa secured their first home win with a 5–0 win over Brentford which The Times described as impressive as it was decisive.[4]

There were debuts for Frank Moss, George Edwards, Frank O'Donnell, Alan Wakeman [5] and goalkeeper Joe Rutherford.[6]

The outbreak of World War II meant that 1939-40 season was abandoned and the three matches that had been played expunged from the records.[7] The manager and players were paid off whilst Villa Park was commandeered by the War Office.[8]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42
12 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41
14 Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Note Scorers
27 Aug 38 Grimsby A 2–1 — Frank Broome 8', 63' [9]
31 Aug 38 Middlesbrough A 1–1 — Eric Houghton 68' (pen) [10]
3 Sep 38 Derby H 0–1 — — [11]
5 Sep 38 Everton H 0–3 — — [12]
10 Sep 38 Blackpool A 4–2 — Freddie Haycock 36', Ronnie Starling 39', Jackie Martin 50', 75' [13]
17 Sep 38 Brentford H 5–0 — Jackie Martin (2), Andy Kerr, Eric Houghton (pen) [14]
24 Sep 38 Arsenal A 0–0 — — [15]
1 Oct 38 Portsmouth H 2–0 — Andy Kerr, Ronnie Starling [16]
8 Oct 38 Huddersfield A 1–1 — Frank Broome 67' [17]
15 Oct 38 Liverpool A 0–3 — — [18]
22 Oct 38 Leicester H 1–2 — Freddie Haycock 83' [19]
29 Oct 38 Birmingham A 0–3 — — [20]
5 Nov 38 Manchester United H 0–2 — — [21]
12 Nov 38 Stoke A 1–3 — Own Goal 28' [22]
19 Nov 38 Chelsea H 6–2 — Frank Broome, Freddie Haycock, Frank O’Donnell, Eric Houghton [23]
26 Nov 38 Preston A 2–3 — Freddie Haycock, Frank Broome [24]
3 Dec 38 Charlton H 2–0 — Bob Iverson, Frank O’Donnell [25]
10 Dec 38 Bolton A 2–1 — Eric Houghton, Frank Broome [26]
17 Dec 38 Leeds United H 2–1 — Frank O’Donnell, Eric Houghton (pen) [27]
24 Dec 38 Grimsby H 0–2 — — [28]
26 Dec 38 Sunderland A 5–1 — Frank O’Donnell, Freddie Haycock, Frank Broome, Eric Houghton [29]
27 Dec 38 Sunderland H 1–1 — Frank Broome 72' [30]
31 Dec 38 Derby A 1–2 — Eric Houghton 59' [31]
14 Jan 39 Blackpool H 3–1 — Eric Houghton (2), Freddie Haycock [32]
28 Jan 39 Arsenal H 1–3 — Frank O’Donnell 51' [33]
4 Feb 39 Portsmouth A 0–0 — — [34]
8 Feb 39 Brentford A 4–2 — Frank Broome, Frank O’Donnell, Freddie Haycock [35]
15 Feb 39 Huddersfield H 4–0 — Frank Broome, Frank O’Donnell (2), Jackie Martin [36]
18 Feb 39 Liverpool H 2–0 — Frank Broome (2) [37]
25 Feb 39 Leicester A 1–1 — Frank O’Donnell 45' [38]
11 Mar 39 Manchester United A 1–1 — Frank Broome 71' [39]
18 Mar 39 Stoke H 3–0 — Frank Broome, Frank O’Donnell, Eric Houghton [40]
25 Mar 39 Chelsea A 1–2 — Freddie Haycock 56' [41]
1 Apr 39 Preston H 3–0 — Jackie Martin, Frank O’Donnell (2) [42]
8 Apr 39 Charlton A 0–1 — — [43]
10 Apr 39 Wolves A 1–2 — Frank O’Donnell 17' [44]
11 Apr 39 Wolves H 2–2 — Bob Iverson 43', Ronnie Starling 68' [45]
15 Apr 39 Bolton H 1–3 — Ronnie Starling 83' [46]
22 Apr 39 Leeds United A 0–2 — — [47]
29 Apr 39 Everton A 0–3 — — [48]
6 May 39 Middlesbrough H 1–1 — Freddie Haycock 48' [49]

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Association Football, 27 August 1938, The Times
  2. ^ Saturday's Results, 22 August 1938, The Times
  3. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ Aston Villa Win At Home, 19 September 1938, The Times
  5. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/alan-wakeman
  6. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  7. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/player/first-team/legacy-numbers
  8. ^ "'He'd get you doing stepovers' The intriguing story of an unappreciated Aston Villa legend". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1893
  10. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1894
  11. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1895
  12. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1896
  13. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1897
  14. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1898
  15. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1899
  16. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1900
  17. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1901
  18. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1902
  19. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1903
  20. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1904
  21. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1905
  22. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1906
  23. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1907
  24. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1908
  25. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1909
  26. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1910
  27. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1911
  28. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1912
  29. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1913
  30. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1914
  31. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1915
  32. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1920
  33. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1921
  34. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1922
  35. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1923
  36. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1924
  37. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1925
  38. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1926
  39. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1927
  40. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1928
  41. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1929
  42. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1930
  43. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1931
  44. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1932
  45. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1933
  46. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1934
  47. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1935
  48. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1936
  49. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1937


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