FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

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1936-39 🕒 46 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #371 |

Previous Player	Next Player
W Andy Kerr \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #370 \|	M George Hardy \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #372 \|

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Personal Profile

Full Name	Birth Date	Birthplace	Birth Country		Citizenship		Height	Foot
William Arthur Cobley	31 December 1909	Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire	England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Personal

Transfer In

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Transfer In

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Signed Under
1933-34	February 1934	24	Free	Nuneaton Town		Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Career

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Villa Career

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1936-39 | Free |
Football League Second Division | First Division |
🕒 46 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #371 |

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Played Under

Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Career Summary

Seasons	Appearances 🕒	Starts 🕒	Substitute 🔁	Unused Sub 🇺	Points per Game (PPG)
3	46	46	0	0

🟩 Won	🟩 Win %	🟨 Drew	🟨 Drawn %	🟥 Lost	🟥 Loss %

Goals ⚽	Assists 🔥	Yellow Cards 🟨	Red Cards 🟥
0	-	-	-

Goal Involvements (GI)	Games per Goal (GPG)	Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
0

Seasons

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Season by Season Record

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1936-37	26	D2		35	35	0	0	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1937-38	27	D2		9	9	0	0	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1938-39	28	D1		2	2	0	0	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🇺	🔥	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #	Goals Conceded 🥅	Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)	Clean Sheets ⛔	% Clean Sheets ⛔ %

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1936-37	26	D2	35

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1937-38	27	D2	9

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1938-39	28	D1	2

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

Leicester Ivanhoe
Coutisthorpe FC

-1934 Nuneaton Town
Birmingham & District League

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Debut

Squad From Season	First Squad Match	First Squad Under
1936-37	3 October 1936	Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Promoted to First Team Under	Promoted to First Team Date
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	3 October 1936

Debut Season	Debut Date	Debut Age	Debut Under
1936-37	3 October 1936	26	Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

First Goal Date

Game #	Match	Scorer(s)

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Loans Out

None

Final

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Final Appearance

Final Season	Final Game	Final Age	Final Game Under
1938-39	15 April 1939	29	Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Squad To Season	Final Squad	Final Squad Under
1938-39	15 April 1939	Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Transfer Out

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under
1938-39	1939	29	Free	Solus FC		Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Transfer Out

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Subsequent Clubs

1939- Solus FC

Retired

Quotes

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

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Biography

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Biography

Player #371 for Aston Villa, William Arthur Cobley, known as Bill Cobley, played as a full back for the club.

Bill played for Villa between 1936-37 and 1938-39 making 46 appearances.

Bill was born in Blaby, Leicester on 31 December 1909 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 3 October 1936 aged 26.

Villa had signed Bill from Nuneaton Town in February 1934. and he went on to make 34 appearances in his debut season.

Bill won the Second Division championship with Villa in 1937-38 making 8 appearances as the club regained its top flight status however Bill made just one appearance in he First Division, playing his final game for Villa on 15 April 1939 aged 29. Bill returned to non league football with Solus in 1939.

Bill had played under managers Jimmy McMullan, and Jimmy Hogan.

Bill passed away in Leicester in April 1989 aged 80.

Died

1 April 1989, Aged 79

Appearances

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Appearances

46

Game	Matchday Summary	Match Squad
Game #1809	🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Jackie Martin \|
Game #1810	🟨 10 Oct 1936, Villa 2-2 Plymouth, Home Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1811	🟨 17 Oct 1936, Villa 3-3 BPA, Park Avenue	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1812	🟩 24 Oct 1936, Villa 4-2 Barnsley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1813	🟥 31 Oct 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Tommy Wood \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \| F Gordon Hodgson \|
Game #1814	🟨 7 Nov 1936, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1815	🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1816	🟩 14 Nov 1936, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1817	🟨 21 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M George Hardy \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1818	🟥 28 Nov 1936, Villa 1-2 Bury, Gigg Lane	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1819	🟥 5 Dec 1936, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| M George Hardy \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1820	🟩 19 Dec 1936, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1821	🟥 25 Dec 1936, Villa 0-1 Chesterfield, Saltergate	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1822	🟩 26 Dec 1936, Villa 4-0 Swansea, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1823	🟩 28 Dec 1936, Villa 6-2 Chesterfield, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1824	🟨 2 Jan 1937, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1825	🟨 9 Jan 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1826	🟥 16 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1827	🟥 23 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1828	🟨 30 Jan 1937, Villa 1-1 Doncaster, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Charlie Phillips \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1829	🟥 6 Feb 1937, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Charlie Phillips \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1830	🟩 13 Feb 1937, Villa 5-4 Plymouth, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1831	🟩 20 Feb 1937, Villa 4-1 BPA, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1832	🟩 27 Feb 1937, Villa 4-0 Barnsley, Oakwell	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1833	🟩 6 Mar 1937, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1834	🟨 13 Mar 1937, Villa 2-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1835	🟩 20 Mar 1937, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| M George Pritty \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1836	🟩 26 Mar 1937, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’ Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1837	🟩 27 Mar 1937, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1838	🟥 30 Mar 1937, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1839	🟥 3 Apr 1937, Villa 0-4 Bury, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Freddie Goss \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1840	🟥 10 Apr 1937, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| FB George Beeson \| W John Maund \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1841	🟥 17 Apr 1937, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Tommy Gardner \| FB George Beeson \| W John Maund \| W Freddie Goss \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1842	🟥 24 Apr 1937, Villa 1-5 Norwich, Carrow Road	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1843	🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Charlie Phillips \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \|
Game #1856	🟨 30 Oct 1937, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \| CF Tommy Clayton \|
Game #1868	🟩 15 Jan 1938, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB George Cummings \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| F Frank Shell \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \|
Game #1870	🟥 27 Jan 1938, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Ewood Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1871	🟩 29 Jan 1938, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1875	🟩 19 Feb 1938, Villa 1-0 Chesterfield, Saltergate	GK Bill Carey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1879	🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| M George Pritty \| W Eric Houghton \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1880	🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park	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 \|
Game #1881	🟩 12 Mar 1938, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M George Pritty \| W Eric Houghton \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \| F Bob Iverson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1892	🟩 7 May 1938, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB George Cummings \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| F Frank Shell \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Bob Iverson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1902	🟥 15 Oct 1938, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Jackie Martin \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1934	🟥 11 Apr 1938, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Joe Rutherford \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank O’Donnell \|

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Starts

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Game	Matchday Summary	Line Up
Game #1809	🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Jackie Martin \|
Game #1810	🟨 10 Oct 1936, Villa 2-2 Plymouth, Home Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1811	🟨 17 Oct 1936, Villa 3-3 BPA, Park Avenue	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M George Hardy \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1812	🟩 24 Oct 1936, Villa 4-2 Barnsley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1813	🟥 31 Oct 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Tommy Wood \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \| F Gordon Hodgson \|
Game #1814	🟨 7 Nov 1936, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \|
Game #1815	🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| CF Frank Broome \| F Dai Astley \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1816	🟩 14 Nov 1936, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1817	🟨 21 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M George Hardy \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| F Ronnie Dix \|
Game #1818	🟥 28 Nov 1936, Villa 1-2 Bury, Gigg Lane	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Beeson \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| F Matt Moralee \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1819	🟥 5 Dec 1936, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Jim Robey \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| M Tommy Gardner \| M George Hardy \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Gordon Hodgson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1820	🟩 19 Dec 1936, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1821	🟥 25 Dec 1936, Villa 0-1 Chesterfield, Saltergate	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1822	🟩 26 Dec 1936, Villa 4-0 Swansea, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tom Griffiths \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1823	🟩 28 Dec 1936, Villa 6-2 Chesterfield, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1824	🟨 2 Jan 1937, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1825	🟨 9 Jan 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1826	🟥 16 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Eric Houghton \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1827	🟥 23 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Tommy Gardner \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Andy Kerr \| W John Maund \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Dix \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1828	🟨 30 Jan 1937, Villa 1-1 Doncaster, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Charlie Phillips \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1829	🟥 6 Feb 1937, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W Charlie Phillips \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \|
Game #1830	🟩 13 Feb 1937, Villa 5-4 Plymouth, Villa Park	GK Harry Morton \| FB Bill Cobley \| FB George Cummings \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1831	🟩 20 Feb 1937, Villa 4-1 BPA, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1832	🟩 27 Feb 1937, Villa 4-0 Barnsley, Oakwell	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1833	🟩 6 Mar 1937, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1834	🟨 13 Mar 1937, Villa 2-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1835	🟩 20 Mar 1937, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| M George Pritty \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1836	🟩 26 Mar 1937, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’ Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1837	🟩 27 Mar 1937, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1838	🟥 30 Mar 1937, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Eric Houghton \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1839	🟥 3 Apr 1937, Villa 0-4 Bury, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Freddie Goss \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1840	🟥 10 Apr 1937, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| FB George Beeson \| W John Maund \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1841	🟥 17 Apr 1937, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Tommy Gardner \| FB George Beeson \| W John Maund \| W Freddie Goss \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1842	🟥 24 Apr 1937, Villa 1-5 Norwich, Carrow Road	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1843	🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M Tom Griffiths \| W John Maund \| W Charlie Phillips \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Matt Moralee \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \|
Game #1856	🟨 30 Oct 1937, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Tommy Gardner \| W Eric Houghton \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| CF Frank Broome \| CF Tommy Clayton \|
Game #1868	🟩 15 Jan 1938, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB George Cummings \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| F Frank Shell \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \|
Game #1870	🟥 27 Jan 1938, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Ewood Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1871	🟩 29 Jan 1938, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1875	🟩 19 Feb 1938, Villa 1-0 Chesterfield, Saltergate	GK Bill Carey \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| CF Frank Broome \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \|
Game #1879	🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Bill Cobley \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Allen \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Alex Massie \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M George Pritty \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Eric Houghton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Ronnie Starling \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Freddie Haycock \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| F Frank Shell \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| CF Frank Broome \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #1880	🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park	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 \|
Game #1881	🟩 12 Mar 1938, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| M Alex Massie \| M George Pritty \| W Eric Houghton \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Frank Shell \| F Bob Iverson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1892	🟩 7 May 1938, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB George Cummings \| FB Bill Cobley \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| F Frank Shell \| F Ronnie Starling \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Bob Iverson \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1902	🟥 15 Oct 1938, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield	GK Fred Biddlestone \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Andy Kerr \| F Bob Iverson \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Jackie Martin \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank Broome \|
Game #1934	🟥 11 Apr 1938, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Joe Rutherford \| FB Bill Cobley \| RB Ernie Callaghan \| CB Jimmy Allen \| M Alex Massie \| W Eric Houghton \| W Andy Kerr \| F Freddie Haycock \| F Bob Iverson \| F Ronnie Starling \| CF Frank O’Donnell \|

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Matches

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Game #1809

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 3 October 1936

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa face Coventry City for the first time in competitive football, Cov become the 81st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa fail to score for the third successive game but stop a run of consecutive defeats as they are held at home in their first ever game against Coventry. Meanwhile, full back Bill Cobley, midfielder George Hardy and forward Jackie Martin made their Villa debuts aged 26, 24 and 22 after joining from Nuneaton Town in February 1934 and Hednesford Town in January 1935 respectively.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 10 Oct 1936, Villa 2-2 Plymouth, Home Park

Game #1810

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Saturday, 10 October 1936

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Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa score for the first time in four games but are held for the second successive game as they face Plymouth in their first ever League meeting.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 17 Oct 1936, Villa 3-3 BPA, Park Avenue

Game #1811

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 17 October 1936

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | Own Goal |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa, winless in five second tier games, draw for the third successive match to make it four wins, five draws and two defeats in their first eleven division two matches. Meanwhile, forward Matt Moralee and right back Jim Robey made their Villa debuts aged 24 and 23 after joining from Grimsby Town and Stalybridge Celtic earlier this month and in May 1935 respectively.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 24 Oct 1936, Villa 4-2 Barnsley, Villa Park

Game #1812

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 24 October 1936

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Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win for the first time in six second tier games to make it five wins, five draws and two defeats in their first twelve division two matches.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 31 Oct 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Game #1813

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 31 October 1936

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa lose for the first time in five but are heavily beaten and now have just one win in seven second tier games under Jimmy McMullan. The latest reverse - Villa's 40th in 99 games under McMullan - would prove to be his last as he was sacked with Villa off the pace in the promotion race despite a strong first six games. Meanwhile, midfielder Tommy Wood made the last of his 71 appearances for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Newport County in December 1936.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 7 Nov 1936, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Game #1814

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 7 November 1936

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Scorer(s) | Matt Moralee |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Jimmy Hogan takes charge of Villa for the first time following the sacking of Jimmy McMullan, The well travelled Hogan had significantly more experience than his predecessor having managed ten clubs at home and abroad as well as leading the Dutch and Swiss national teams and leading the Austrians in the 1936 Berlin Olympics from where he took charge of Villa.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 11 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade

Game #1815

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Wednesday, 11 November 1936

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Scorer(s) | Ronnie Dix | Tom Griffiths |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa draw for the second successive game under Jimmy Hogan and now have one win in their last nine second tier games to make it five wins, seven draws and three defeats in fifteen division two matches. Meanwhile, forward Dai Astley made the last of his 174 appearances for Villa aged just 27 during which time he scored 99 goals before moving on to Derby County later this month.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 14 Nov 1936, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

Game #1816

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 14 November 1936

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Gordon Hodgson |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win for only the second time in ten second tier games and for the first time under Jimmy Hogan to make it six wins, seven draws and three defeats in sixteen division two matches.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 21 Nov 1936, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Game #1817

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 21 November 1936

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Ronnie Dix |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa can only draw for the third time in four unbeaten games under Jimmy Hogan but now have just two wins in their last eleven second tier games to make it six wins, eight draws and three defeats in seventeen division two matches.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 28 Nov 1936, Villa 1-2 Bury, Gigg Lane

Game #1818

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 28 November 1936

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Scorer(s) | Gordon Hodgson |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa slump to a first defeat under Jimmy Hogan and now have just two wins in their last twelve second tier games to make it six wins, eight draws and four defeats in eighteen division two matches.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 5 Dec 1936, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

Game #1819

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 5 December 1936

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Scorer(s) | Alex Massie |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa lose consecutive games for the second time this season and the first time under Jimmy Hogan and now have just two wins in their last thirteen second tier games to make it six wins, eight draws and five defeats in nineteen division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered one win, three draws and two defeats in his six game spell. Meanwhile, right back Jim Robey, 23, made his third and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Aberdeen in February 1938, whilst forward Gordon Hodgson, 32, made the last of his 28 appearances during which time he scored eleven goals before moving on to Leeds United in March 1937.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 19 Dec 1936, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park

Game #1820

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 19 December 1936

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Scorer(s) | Ronnie Dix | Frank Broome | John Maund |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa face Norwich City for the first time in competitive football, Norwich become the 82nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa end a run of consecutive defeats to win for the second time in seven games under Jimmy Hogan to make it three wins in their last fourteen second tier games and seven wins, eight draws and five defeats in twenty division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered two wins, three draws and two defeats in his seven game spell. Meanwhile, forwards Freddie Haycock and Bob Iverson, 24 and 26, made their Villa debuts after joining from Prescot Cables and Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1934 and earlier this month respectively.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 25 Dec 1936, Villa 0-1 Chesterfield, Saltergate

Game #1821

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Friday, 25 December 1936

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose for the third time in four under Jimmy Hogan as life with the new manager proves equally as difficult as that with his predecessor. Villa now have just three wins in their last fifteen second tier games seven wins, eight draws and six defeats in twenty one division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered two wins, three draws and three defeats in his eight game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 26 Dec 1936, Villa 4-0 Swansea, Villa Park

Game #1822

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 26 December 1936

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Scorer(s) | Jimmy Allen | Ronnie Dix | Ronnie Dix | Ronnie Dix |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win for the second time in three games under Jimmy Hogan and the third time in total to make it four wins in the last sixteen second tier games and eight wins, eight draws and six defeats in twenty two division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered three wins, three draws and three defeats in his nine game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 28 Dec 1936, Villa 6-2 Chesterfield, Villa Park

Game #1823

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Monday, 28 December 1936

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | Frank Broome | Allen | Bob Iverson | Ronnie Dix | Ronnie Dix |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa gain swift revenge for their Christmas Day defeat at Saltergate as they record their biggest win of the season to hit Chesterfield for six and make it five wins in the last seventeen second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, eight draws and six defeats in twenty three division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, three draws and three defeats in his ten game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 2 Jan 1937, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell

Game #1824

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 2 January 1937

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Scorer(s) | Ronnie Dix | Ronnie Dix |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their unbeaten run to three but are held at the Dell to make it five wins in the last eighteen second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, nine draws and six defeats in twenty four division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, four draws and three defeats in his eleven game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 9 Jan 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park

Game #1825

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 9 January 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa extend their unbeaten run to four but are held for the second successive game to make it five wins in the last nineteen second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, ten draws and six defeats in twenty five division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, five draws and three defeats in his twelve game spell. Meanwhile, forward Ronnie Starling made his Villa debut aged 27 after moving from Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £7,500 earlier this month.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 16 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Burnley, Villa Park

Game #1826

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 16 January 1937

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa lose in the FA Cup third round for the third successive year.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 23 Jan 1937, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Game #1827

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 23 January 1937

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Scorer(s) | Freddie Haycock | Tommy Gardner |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa lose successive games in all competitions as their four game unbeaten run comes to an end to make it five wins in the last twenty second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, ten draws and seven defeats in twenty six division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, five draws and four defeats in his thirteen game spell. Meanwhile, despite having hit twelve goals already this season, forward Ronnie Dix made the last of his 103 Villa appearances during which time he scored 30 goals before moving on to Derby County in February 1937.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 30 Jan 1937, Villa 1-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

Game #1828

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 30 January 1937

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Scorer(s) | Charlie Phillips |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa recover from a first League defeat in five but are held at home by Doncaster to leave them with just five wins in their last twenty one second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, eleven draws and seven defeats in twenty seven division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, six draws and four defeats in his fourteen game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 6 Feb 1937, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

Game #1829

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 6 February 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose for the second time in three games to make it just five wins in the last twenty two second tier games and an overall record of nine wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in twenty eight division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered four wins, six draws and five defeats in his fifteen game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 13 Feb 1937, Villa 5-4 Plymouth, Villa Park

Game #1830

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 13 February 1937

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa come out on top in a nine goal thriller with Argyle as they win for the first time in six League games to make it just six wins in the last twenty three second tier games and an overall record of ten wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in twenty nine division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered five wins, six draws and five defeats in his sixteen game spell. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Harry Morton made the last of his 207 appearances for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Everton in March 1937 with and appearance record second only to Billy George.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 20 Feb 1937, Villa 4-1 BPA, Villa Park

Game #1831

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 20 February 1937

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa record successive wins for the second time in seventeen wins under Jimmy Hogan to make it seven wins in the last twenty four second tier games and an overall record of eleven wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered six wins, six draws and five defeats in his seventeen game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 27 Feb 1937, Villa 4-0 Barnsley, Oakwell

Game #1832

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 27 February 1937

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Scorer(s) | Freddie Haycock | Frank Broome | Ronnie Starling | Ronnie Starling |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win a third consecutive game for the first time this season to make it eight wins in the last twenty five second tier games and an overall record of twelve wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty one division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered seven wins, six draws and five defeats in his eighteen game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 6 Mar 1937, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Game #1833

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 6 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win a fourth consecutive game for the first time this season to make it nine wins in the last twenty six second tier games and an overall record of thirteen wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty two division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eight wins, six draws and five defeats in his nineteen game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 13 Mar 1937, Villa 2-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Game #1834

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 13 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | Freddie Haycock | Ronnie Starling |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their best run of the season to five games unbeaten but are held at White Hart Lane to make it nine wins in the last twenty seven second tier games and an overall record of thirteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty three division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eight wins, seven draws and five defeats in his twenty game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 20 Mar 1937, Villa 4-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Game #1835

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 20 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | Freddie Haycock | Frank Broome | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their best run of the season to six games unbeaten with five wins to make it ten wins in the last twenty eight second tier games and an overall record of fourteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty four division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered nine wins, seven draws and five defeats in his twenty one game spell. Meanwhile, midfielder George Pritty made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Newport County in May 1935.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 26 Mar 1937, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’ Park

Game #1836

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Friday, 26 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their best run of the season to seven games unbeaten with six wins to make it eleven wins in the last twenty nine second tier games and an overall record of fifteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty five division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered ten wins, seven draws and five defeats in his twenty two game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 27 Mar 1937, Villa 4-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park

Game #1837

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 27 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | Frank Broome | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their best run of the season to eight games unbeaten seven six wins to make it twelve wins in the last thirty second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty six division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and five defeats in his twenty three game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 30 Mar 1937, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

Game #1838

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Tuesday, 30 March 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa fail to score and lose for the first time in nine games to make it twelve wins in the last thirty one second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty seven division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and six defeats in his twenty four game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 3 Apr 1937, Villa 0-4 Bury, Villa Park

Game #1839

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 3 April 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose consecutive League games for the first time since December to make it twelve wins in the last thirty two second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty eight division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and seven defeats in his twenty five game spell. Meanwhile, winger Freddie Goss made his Villa debut after joining from Ilkeston Town in November 1936.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 10 Apr 1937, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street

Game #1840

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 10 April 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose three consecutive games for the first time this season to make it twelve wins in the last thirty three second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and eleven defeats in thirty nine division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his twenty six game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 17 Apr 1937, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park

Game #1841

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 17 April 1937

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose four consecutive games for the first time this season and have now achieved that feat in each of the last three campaigns under Jimmy McMullan and Jimmy Hogan having previously not lost four in a row since January 1928. As a result Villa make it twelve wins in the last thirty four second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and twelve defeats in forty division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and nine defeats in his twenty seven game spell. Meanwhile, winger Freddie Goss made his second and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Wrexham in September 1938 whilst full back George Beeson made the last of his 70 appearances before moving on to Walsall in June 1938.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 24 Apr 1937, Villa 1-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

Game #1842

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Saturday, 24 April 1937

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa lose five consecutive games for the first time this season and have now achieved that feat in each of the last two campaigns under Jimmy McMullan and Jimmy Hogan having previously not lost five in a row since September 1919. As a result Villa make it twelve wins in the last thirty five second tier games and an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and thirteen defeats in forty one division two matches. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins, five draws and three defeats in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had now delivered eleven wins, seven draws and ten defeats in his twenty eight game spell.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 26 Apr 1937, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Game #1843

Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Monday, 26 April 1937

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Scorer(s) | Ronnie Starling |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa lose six consecutive games for the first time in their history as their first ever season in the second tier ends in disaster. Villa had made it just twelve wins in their last thirty six second tier games and delivered an overall record of sixteen wins, twelve draws and fourteen defeats in forty two division two matches to finish ninth. Jimmy McMullan had recorded five wins (38%), five draws and three defeats (23%) in his thirteen division two matches in charge and his successor Jimmy Hogan had delivered eleven wins (38%), seven draws and eleven defeats (39%) in his twenty nine game spell. As a result the jury was very much still out on Jimmy Hogan and but for a best run of seven wins in eight games in the Spring, Villa’s season would have proved significantly worse. Meanwhile, midfielder Tom Griffiths made the last of his 68 appearances for Villa aged 31 before moving on to Wrexham, whilst forward Matt Moralee made his twelfth and final appearance aged 26 before moving on to Leicester City in November 1937.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 30 Oct 1937, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

Game #1856

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 30 October 1937

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

The League record attendance of 68,029 in Division Two was set in the Coventry match on October 30th 1937. Villa extend their unbeaten run to three but are held at home by Coventry to make it eight wins, two draws and three defeats in thirteen division two games under Jimmy Hogan.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 15 Jan 1938, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park

Game #1868

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Saturday, 15 January 1938

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Freddie Haycock | Freddie Haycock |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa extend their excellent League form under Jimmy Hogan to increase their unbeaten run to six, winning five, and make it fourteen wins, five draws and five defeats in twenty four division two games.

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🟥 27 Jan 1938, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Ewood Park

Game #1870

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Thursday, 27 January 1938

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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On This Day

Villa suffer a surprise defeat - their first in nine in all competitions to make it fourteen wins, five draws and six defeats in twenty five division two games.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 29 Jan 1938, Villa 4-3 Wednesday, Villa Park

Game #1871

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 29 January 1938

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Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton (pen) | Frank Broome | Ronnie Starling (brace) |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa bounce back from their shock defeat at Blackburn to win for the eighth time in ten games in all competitions and make it fifteen wins, five draws and six defeats in twenty six division two games.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 19 Feb 1938, Villa 1-0 Chesterfield, Saltergate

Game #1875

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 19 February 1938

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa return to League action and win for the ninth time in twelve to make it sixteen wins, six draws and six defeats in twenty eight division two games - as many victories as Villa had achieved in the entirety of the previous campaign.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 5 Mar 1938, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Game #1879

Manager: Jimmy Hogan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1936-1939
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5 Games: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #36 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Saturday, 5 March 1938

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Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | Frank Shell | Freddie Haycock |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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

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On This Day

Villa claim yet another top flight scalp as they beat Manchester City in the quarter final of the FA Cup. The Manchester City FA Cup tie at Villa Park attracted a record crowd of 75,700 paying £5,511 11s. 9d.

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🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

Game #1880

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Wednesday, 9 March 1938

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Scorer(s) | George Hardy |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa lose consecutive League games for the first time this season to make it seventeen wins, six draws and eight defeats in thirty one division two games. Meanwhile, midfielder George Hardy made his sixth and final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in August 1938.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 12 Mar 1938, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road

Game #1881

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 12 March 1938

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Scorer(s) | Ronnie Starling |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa recover from successive defeats to beat Coventry and make it eighteen wins, six draws and eight defeats in thirty two division two games. Meanwhile, midfielder George Pritty made his four and final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Nottingham Forest in December 1938.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟩 7 May 1938, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park

Game #1892

Season | 1937-38 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 7 May 1938

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Scorer(s) | Frank Shell | Freddie Haycock |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa end an outstanding season with four consecutive victories, twenty five in total, an FA Cup semi final, the scalps of three division one clubs, promotion and the second division Championship after two seasons away from the top flight. The difference to 1936-37 could barely be overstated and the difficulties of the previous three seasons were soon forgotten. The jury on Jimmy Hogan was no longer out, he was the mastermind of promotion and a return to scoring form for Villa, as the top flight beckoned.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 15 Oct 1938, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Game #1902

Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 15 October 1938

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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On This Day

Villa lose for the first time in six games to make it four wins, three draws and three defeats in ten division one games.

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟥 11 Apr 1938, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park

Game #1934

Season | 1938-39 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Saturday, 15 April 1939

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ronnie Starling |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa's ragged end to an excellent first season back in the top flight continues as they lose for the fourth time in six having not lost in the previous eight, winning five to make it sixteen wins, eight draws and fifteen defeats in thirty nine division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, full back Bill Cobley made the last of his 46 Villa appearances before moving on to Solus FC at the end of the season.

AVFC History Celebrating 150 Years

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Full Back

1936-39 🕒 46 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #371 |

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Personal Profile

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Transfer In

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Villa Career

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Played Under

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Career Summary

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Season by Season Record

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Goalkeeping Record

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Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Honours

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Villa Youth Record

Previous Clubs

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Debut

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First Goal Date

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Loans Out

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Final Appearance

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Transfer Out

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Subsequent Clubs

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Quotes

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Biography

Died

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Appearances

46

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Starts

46

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Substitute Appearances

0

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Goals Scored

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Assists Made

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International Career

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FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

Matches

FB Bill Cobley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #371 |

🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park