1937–38 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Aston Villa 1937–38 Jimmy Hogan Fred Normansell President Patrick Hannon Aston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 2nd Division 1st FA Cup Third round _claretborder _villa1892 _claretborder _band_blue 00aeff 99182b 00aeff 99182b 1936–37 1938–39 Early history of Aston Villa [[Villa records and statistics The 1937–38 English football season was Aston Villa's 46th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the Football League Second Division. The team won promotion back to the top flight and reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1937–38 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-jimmy-hogan-legend-12227795 'He'd get you doing stepovers' The intriguing story of an unappreciated Aston Villa legend 26 November 2018 24 December 2021 There were debuts for Frank Shell, Bill Carey,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-carey Tommy Claytonhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/tommy-clayton and Jeff Barker.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Second Division Second Division AVL y Matches 28 August 1937 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1844 West Ham United Freddie Haycock; John Maund Villa Park W 1 September 1937 Luton Town 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1845 Aston Villa John Maund; Alex Massie Kenilworth Road L 4 September 1937 Southampton 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1846 Aston Villa The Dell D 6 September 1937 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1847 Luton Town Frank Broome; Charlie Phillips Villa Park W 11 September 1937 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1848 Blackburn Rovers Freddie Haycock; John Maund Villa Park W 16 September 1937 Norwich City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1849 Aston Villa Carrow Road L 18 September 1937 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1850 Aston Villa Freddie Haycock; Bob Iverson Hillsborough W 25 September 1937 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1851 Fulham Frank Broome; Freddie Haycock Villa Park W 2 October 1937 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1852 Aston Villa Frank Broome (2); Eric Houghton Home Park W 9 October 1937 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1853 Chesterfield Villa Park L Villa were unchanged apart from the return of Captain, Cuthbert "Unlucky" Phillips in place of Andy Kerr: Biddlestone, Callaghan, Cummings, Massie, Allen, Iverson, Phillips, Haycock, Broome, Starling, Houghton Aston Barrage Baulked by Sold Defenders, Sports Argus, 9 October 1937, p1 16 October 1937 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1854 Newcastle United Eric Houghton (2) Villa Park W 23 October 1937 Nottingham Forest 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1855 Aston Villa Frank Broome; Eric Houghton City Ground W 30 October 1937 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1856 Coventry City Eric Houghton Villa Park D 6 November 1937 Bury 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1857 Aston Villa Freddie Haycock Gigg Lane D 13 November 1937 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1858 Burnley Villa Park D 20 November 1937 Manchester United 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1859 Aston Villa Bob Iverson Old Trafford L 27 November 1937 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1860 Sheffield United Tommy Clayton Villa Park W 4 December 1937 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1861 Aston Villa Eric Houghton White Hart Lane L 11 December 1937 Aston Villa 7–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1862 Stockport County Frank Shell (3); Eric Houghton; Freddie Haycock; Frank Broome (2) Villa Park W 18 December 1937 Barnsley 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1863 Aston Villa Frank Shell Oakwell W 27 December 1937 Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1864 Aston Villa Frank Shell; Freddie Haycock Park Avenue W 28 December 1937 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1865 Barnsley Alex Massie; Frank Broome (2) Villa Park W 1 January 1938 West Ham United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1866 Aston Villa Own goal Upton Park D 15 January 1938 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1868 Southampton Freddie Haycock (2); Eric Houghton Villa Park W 27 January 1938 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1870 Aston Villa Ewood Park L 29 January 1938 Aston Villa 4–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1871 Sheffield Wednesday Ronnie Starling (2); Eric Houghton; Frank Broome Villa Park W 5 February 1938 Fulham 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1872 Aston Villa Eric Houghton Craven Cottage D 19 February 1938 Chesterfield 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1875 Aston Villa Frank Broome Saltergate W 23 February 1938 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1877 Plymouth Argyle John Maund; Freddie Haycock; Frank Broome Villa Park W 26 February 1938 Newcastle United 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1878 Aston Villa St James’ Park L 9 March 1938 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1880 Nottingham Forest George Hardy Villa Park L 12 March 1938 Coventry City 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1881 Aston Villa Ronnie Starling Highfield Road W 19 March 1938 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1882 Bury Frank Broome; Freddie Haycock Villa Park W 2 April 1938 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1884 Manchester United Frank Broome; John Maund; Eric Houghton (pen) Villa Park W 5 April 1938 Burnley 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1885 Aston Villa Turf Moor L 9 April 1938 Sheffield United 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1886 Aston Villa Bramall Lane D 16 April 1938 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1887 Tottenham Hotspur Frank Broome (2) Villa Park W 18 April 1938 Swansea Town 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1888 Aston Villa Ronnie Starling Vetch Field L 19 April 1938 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1889 Swansea Town Bob Iverson; Frank Shell (2); Eric Houghton Villa Park W 23 April 1938 Stockport County 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1890 Aston Villa Freddie Haycock; Frank Broome (2) Edgeley Park W 27 April 1938 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1891 Bradford Park Avenue Frank Broome; Freddie Haycock Villa Park W 7 May 1938 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1892 Norwich City Frank Shell; Freddie Haycock Villa Park W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1937–38 FA Cup The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at the Third Round stage along with Chester, Millwall and Notts County. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 January 1938. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate17Norwich City2–3Aston Villa8 January 1938 Fourth round The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 22 January 1938. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate4Aston Villa4–0Blackpool22 January 1938 Fifth round The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 February 1938. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate6Charlton Athletic1–1Aston Villa12 February 1938ReplayAston Villa2–2Charlton Athletic16 February 1938ReplayAston Villa4–1Charlton Athletic21 February 1938 Sixth Round The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 5 March 1938. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Aston Villa3–2Manchester City5 March 1938 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1938. Preston North End and Huddersfield Town won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley. 26 March 1938 15:00 Preston North End 2–1 Aston Villa Bramall Lane, Sheffield References External links avfchistory.co.uk The Matches Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season