The City Ground

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 5060)
League Tier 2:: 852 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 1764 (of 5790)
Total:: 2635 (of 7585)
Played:: 87 years, 9 months, 5 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

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Percy Ashton	148		11	1
2	M	27	Danny Edgar	100	1	11	1
3	D	23	John Munro	42		11	1
4	M	22	Bob McCall	5		18	2
5	D	32	Tommy Graham	353	7	11	1
6	F	28	Robert Pugh	259	19	11	1
7	F	24	Boy Martin (60')	68	42	11	1
8	M		Jimmy Dyson	2		11	1
9	F	26	Meynell Burgin	11	7	109	17
10	F	26	Jack Surtees (65')	55	11	42	6
11	F	20	Arthur Betts	36	5	11	1

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

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