Game #1880
Aston Villa
17-6-8, 40 PTS
Wednesday, 9 March 1938


Lost
3rd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Nottingham Forest
10-6-15, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,596
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Frank Broome | 82' |
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 9 March 1938
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest)
⚽ | 82' Goal, 1-2, George Hardy, Assist by Frank Broome
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 9 March 1938
George Hardy scores on his final appearance for Villa as Jimmy Hogan's side lose consecutive League games for the first time this season.
Villa make it seventeen wins, six draws and eight defeats in thirty one division two games.
Villa drop to third in the table, their lowest place since December, as they now sit level on points with Manchester United, one point behind Coventry and three behind Sheffield United.
Up next are second placed Coventry at Highfield Road.
Midfielder George Hardy made his sixth and final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in August 1938.
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M George Hardy | 🏴 | 1936-38 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #372 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Nottingham Forest


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1897-98
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Wednesday, 9 March 1938
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🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. W. Baker | 🏴 | Epsom, 1938-1952
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Hardy replaces Jimmy Allen.
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939

Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M George Hardy | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
M George Pritty | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Harold Wightman | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
Ashton
Edgar
Munro
McCall
Graham
Pugh
Martin
Dyson
Burgin
Surtees
Betts