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ASTON VILLA 1 - 2 FOREST - Wed Mar 09, 1938 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Wed Mar 09, 1938 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 2-1 WON
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1937-38
Referee:: EW Baker
Attendance:: 22,596
League Week:: 31 of 42
Pos Before/After:: 20 18
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bradford Park Avenue (League Tier 2)
Aston Villa:: Dec 01, 1945

GAME COUNT:
League:: 1589 (of 5088)
League Tier 2:: 852 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1764 (of 5830)
Total:: 2635 (of 7635)
Played:: 88 years, 6 months, 19 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harold Wightman
Prior form: DLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Boy Martin (60')
Jack Surtees (65')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Jimmy Hogan
Prior form: LWDWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
George Hardy (82')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton
2	M	27	Danny Edgar
3	D	23	John Munro
4	M	22	Bob McCall
5	D	32	Tommy Graham
6	F	28	Robert Pugh
7	F	24	Boy Martin (60')
8	M		Jimmy Dyson
9	F	26	Meynell Burgin
10	F	26	Jack Surtees (65')
11	F	20	Arthur Betts

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Fred Biddlestone
2	D	Bill Cobley
3	D	Ernie Callaghan
4	D	George Hardy
5	D	Alex Massie
6	M	George Pritty
7	M	Eric Houghton
8	M	Ronnie Starling
9	M	Freddie Haycock
10	F	Frank Shell
11	F	Frank Broome

All Games In Division 2 On This Day (Wed Mar 09, 1938)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Tottenham Hotspur

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Sheffield United	32	19	5	8	62	43	13	1	2	41	17	6	4	6	21	26	19	43	WDLWWD
	2	Coventry City	31	16	9	6	52	33	10	4	2	26	10	6	5	4	26	23	19	41	LLWWWW
	3	Aston Villa	30	17	6	7	52	26	11	2	1	34	9	6	4	6	18	17	26	40	LWDWWL
	4	Manchester United	31	17	6	8	65	40	10	2	3	36	16	7	4	5	29	24	25	40	DWLWWW
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	30	14	5	11	53	38	10	3	2	31	11	4	2	9	22	27	15	33	WLDWWD
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	30	12	9	9	48	36	9	4	2	36	15	3	5	7	12	21	12	33	LLLLLW
	7	Burnley	32	12	9	11	41	43	10	4	2	24	10	2	5	9	17	33	-2	33	WLWLLW
	8	West Ham United	31	10	12	9	40	36	10	5	1	27	10	0	7	8	13	26	4	32	LWDLLD
	9	Bury	31	13	5	13	46	41	8	3	5	30	20	5	2	8	16	21	5	31	LWLDWL
	10	Chesterfield	30	11	8	11	48	44	7	2	5	29	18	4	6	6	19	26	4	30	WWLLLL
	11	Newcastle United	30	12	6	12	40	37	10	3	3	30	12	2	3	9	10	25	3	30	WLWWWL
	12	Luton Town	31	12	6	13	65	64	8	3	4	38	26	4	3	9	27	38	1	30	LWWLWD
	13	Southampton	31	11	8	12	43	57	9	5	2	35	21	2	3	10	8	36	-14	30	WDWDDW
	14	Norwich City	31	11	7	13	49	59	9	3	4	30	21	2	4	9	19	38	-10	29	LDLWWL
	15	Blackburn Rovers	31	10	7	14	54	63	9	5	2	39	25	1	2	12	15	38	-9	27	LWLLLW
	16	Barnsley	32	10	7	15	43	56	7	5	3	26	16	3	2	12	17	40	-13	27	DDLDWL
	17	Fulham	31	8	10	13	42	49	4	7	4	28	21	4	3	9	14	28	-7	26	DLWDDD
	18	Sheffield Wednesday	31	9	8	14	35	44	7	4	5	19	17	2	4	9	16	27	-9	26	LWLDLL
	19	Swansea Town	31	8	10	13	32	55	8	5	3	21	16	0	5	10	11	39	-23	26	WLWWLW
	20	Nottingham Forest	30	9	6	15	34	43	8	3	5	24	19	1	3	10	10	24	-9	24	DLWLLL
	21	Stockport County	31	8	8	15	33	52	6	5	4	18	15	2	3	11	15	37	-19	24	DWLDLL
	22	Plymouth Argyle	30	8	7	15	36	54	6	4	4	24	22	2	3	11	12	32	-18	23	DLDWLW

Table after:

	SECOND DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Sheffield United	32	19	5	8	62	43	13	1	2	41	17	6	4	6	21	26	19	43	WDLWWD
	2	Coventry City	31	16	9	6	52	33	10	4	2	26	10	6	5	4	26	23	19	41	LLWWWW
	3	Aston Villa	31	17	6	8	53	28	11	2	2	35	11	6	4	6	18	17	25	40	WDWWLL		1-2
	4	Manchester United	31	17	6	8	65	40	10	2	3	36	16	7	4	5	29	24	25	40	DWLWWW
	5	Tottenham Hotspur	31	14	6	11	55	40	10	3	2	31	11	4	3	9	24	29	15	34	LDWWDD		2-2
	6	Bradford Park Avenue	30	12	9	9	48	36	9	4	2	36	15	3	5	7	12	21	12	33	LLLLLW
	7	Burnley	32	12	9	11	41	43	10	4	2	24	10	2	5	9	17	33	-2	33	WLWLLW
	8	West Ham United	31	10	12	9	40	36	10	5	1	27	10	0	7	8	13	26	4	32	LWDLLD
	9	Bury	31	13	5	13	46	41	8	3	5	30	20	5	2	8	16	21	5	31	LWLDWL
	10	Chesterfield	30	11	8	11	48	44	7	2	5	29	18	4	6	6	19	26	4	30	WWLLLL
	11	Newcastle United	30	12	6	12	40	37	10	3	3	30	12	2	3	9	10	25	3	30	WLWWWL
	12	Luton Town	31	12	6	13	65	64	8	3	4	38	26	4	3	9	27	38	1	30	LWWLWD
	13	Southampton	31	11	8	12	43	57	9	5	2	35	21	2	3	10	8	36	-14	30	WDWDDW
	14	Norwich City	31	11	7	13	49	59	9	3	4	30	21	2	4	9	19	38	-10	29	LDLWWL
	15	Blackburn Rovers	31	10	7	14	54	63	9	5	2	39	25	1	2	12	15	38	-9	27	LWLLLW
	16	Barnsley	32	10	7	15	43	56	7	5	3	26	16	3	2	12	17	40	-13	27	DDLDWL
	17	Fulham	31	8	10	13	42	49	4	7	4	28	21	4	3	9	14	28	-7	26	DLWDDD
2	18	Nottingham Forest	31	10	6	15	36	44	8	3	5	24	19	2	3	10	12	25	-8	26	LWLLLW		2-1
1	19	Sheffield Wednesday	31	9	8	14	35	44	7	4	5	19	17	2	4	9	16	27	-9	26	LWLDLL
1	20	Swansea Town	31	8	10	13	32	55	8	5	3	21	16	0	5	10	11	39	-23	26	WLWWLW
1	21	Plymouth Argyle	31	8	8	15	38	56	6	5	4	26	24	2	3	11	12	32	-18	24	LDWLWD		2-2
1	22	Stockport County	31	8	8	15	33	52	6	5	4	18	15	2	3	11	15	37	-19	24	DWLDLL