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M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Midfielder

1936-38 🕒 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #372 |

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M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
George Charles Hardy
9 April 1912
Newbold Verdun, Derbyshire
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal
Transfer In

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1933-34
February 1934
21
Free
Nuneaton Town
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1936-38 | Free |
Football League Second Division |
🕒 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #372 |

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Played Under

Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances 🕒
Starts 🕒
Substitute 🔁
Unused Sub 🇺
Points per Game (PPG)
2
6
6
0
0
🟩 Won
🟩 Win %
🟨 Drew
🟨 Drawn %
🟥 Lost
🟥 Loss %
Goals ⚽
Assists 🔥
Yellow Cards 🟨
Red Cards 🟥
1
-
-
-
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
1
Seasons

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1936-37
24
D2
5
5
0
0
-
0
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1937-38
25
D2
1
1
0
1
-
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
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Goalkeeping Record

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

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔
1936-37
24
D2
5
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔
1937-38
25
D2
1
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
⛔
⛔
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

Newbold Victoria

-1934 Nuneaton Town
Birmingham & District League

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1936-37
3 October 1936
24
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Debut

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Loans Out

None

Final

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1937-38
9 March 1938
25
Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1937-38
9 March 1938
Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1938-39
August 1938
26
Free
Blackburn Rovers
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

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Subsequent Clubs

1938- Blackburn Rovers, Free
Football League Second Division

Retired

Quotes

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Quotes

Biography

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Biography

Player #372 for Aston Villa, George Hardy, played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as a left half.

George played for Villa in 1936-37 and 1937-38 making 6 appearances and scoring once.

Brother of former Villa goalkeeping great Sam Hardy, George was born in Newbold Verdun, Derbyshire on 9 April 1912 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 3 October 1936 aged 24.

Villa had signed George from Nuneaton Town in February 1934 and he went on to make 5 appearances in his debut season.

George would play just once in the Second Division championship winning season making his final appearance on 9 March 1938 but he weighed in with his only goal for the club before moving to Blackburn Rovers in August 1938.

George had played under managers Jimmy McMullan and Jimmy Hogan.

George passed away in 1990 aged 78.

Died

1990, Aged 78

Appearances

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Appearances

6

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 #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 #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 #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 |

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Starts

6

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 #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 #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 #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 |
Starts
Subs

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Goals Scored

1

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Game #1880
🟥 9 Mar 1938, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | George Hardy |
Goals
Assists

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Assists Made

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Cards Received

🟨

-

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

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International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
🕒 Caps
🕒 Starts
🔁 Sub
⚽ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

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International Record

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England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

Matches

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1809

Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 0-0 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWLLD |

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

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On This Day

  • 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.

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1810

Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLLDD |

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | Frank Broome |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

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On This Day

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.

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1811

Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 3-3 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | LLDDD |

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

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

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Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

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On This Day

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.

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1817

Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | LDDWD |

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Ronnie Dix |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

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On This Day

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.

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1819

Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWDLL |

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Alex Massie |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

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Substitutes

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On This Day

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.

M George Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #372 |

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

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Game #1880

Manager | Jimmy Hogan |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWLWL |

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | George Hardy |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

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 |

Substitutes

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Starting XI

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Match Timeline

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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.
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