1938–39 Aston Villa F.C. season

1938–39 season of Aston Villa Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa 1938–39 football season

Aston Villa
1938–39 season
Manager	Jimmy Hogan
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round
← 1937–38 1945-46 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
22--13--16
← 1935–36 1948-49 →

Aston Villa played the 1938–39 English football season in the Football League First Division having won promotion in the previous season. The pre-season Jubilee Fund matches saw Villa pitched against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. The derby match ended in a 1–1 draw with Frank Broome scoring for Aston Villa and Harry Jones grabbing one for the Baggies.

In the Second City derby Villa were beaten three-nil away but won 5–2 at Villa Park.

On 19 September, Villa secured their first home win with a 5–0 win over Brentford which The Times described as impressive as it was decisive.

There were debuts for Frank Moss, George Edwards, Frank O'Donnell, Alan Wakeman and Joe Rutherford.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Grimsby Town	42	16	11	15	61	69	0.884	43
11	Liverpool	42	14	14	14	62	63	0.984	42
12	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	71	60	1.183	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	59	67	0.881	41
14	Manchester United	42	11	16	15	57	65	0.877	38

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

Association Football, 27 August 1938, The Times
Saturday's Results, 22 August 1938, The Times
"All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Aston Villa Win At Home, 19 September 1938, The Times
"Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

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AVFC History: 1938-39

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