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Game #1883

Aston Villa

Saturday, 26 March 1938

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Lost

Semi Final

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

FA Cup

Preston North End

Bramall Lane

Attendance: 65,129

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

Aston Villa

1-2

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Preston North End

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Assist(s) | Frank Broome | 3' |

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1938

⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Frank Shell
🥅 | 6' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), O'Donnell
🥅 | 23' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Mutch
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, George Cummings
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Preston North End
🚑 | Player returns to field of play, George Cummings
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Preston North End

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

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 March 1938

Villa lose in their 14th FA Cup semi final to first division title chasers Preston North End despite taking the leader after 3' with the only goal scored against the Lancashire side in the competition to date.

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Preston North End

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90

FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
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Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

League 🕒 60 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 26 | ⚽ 111 | 🥅 93 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 8 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Preston North End

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Preston North End

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 26 March 1938

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🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nelson, 1936-1939
Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Croydon, 1934-1939
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Villa Career Form:

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Croydon, 1934-1939

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Eric Houghton replaces John Maund.

Referee

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

MANAGER

Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939

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Aston Villa

GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

MANAGER

Management Committee

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Preston North End

Holdcroft
Gallimore
Beattie A.
Shankly
Smith
Milne
Watmough
Mutch
Dougal
Beattie R.
Hugh O' Donnell

Line Ups

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Squad Bios

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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None

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 26 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH VIDEO
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