Aston Villa's 1932-33 season

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Season 50 | 1932-33

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The Story of 1932-33

27 August 1932, Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park, Scorers: George Brown, Billy Walker.

Villa open the season with victory at Ayresome Park as Billy Walker scores.

29 August 1932, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown.

Villa make it successive wins at the start of the season as George Brown scores in consecutive games.

3 September 1932, Villa 6-1 Bolton, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown (four), Joe Beresford (brace).

Villa and George Brown's excellent start to the season continues with three successive wins and six goals for the Villa forward.

7 September 1932, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker Park, Scorers: George Brown.

George Brown scores for the fourth successive game to make it seven for the season but Villa are held at Roker.

10 September 1932, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Anfield, Scorers: None.

George Brown fails to score for the first time this season as Villa are held to a second successive draw in five unbeaten games.

17 September 1932, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown (brace). Eric Houghton, Billy Walker.

George Brown scores for the ninth time this season as Villa extend their unbeaten run to six, winning four.

24 September 1932, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), George Brown (brace).

George Brown scores for the eleventh time this season as Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven, winning five.

1 October 1932, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), Jimmy Gibson.

Dai Astley scores a second brace in consecutive games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight, winning six.

8 October 1932, Villa 0-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road, Scorers: None.

George Ramsay's Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine but are held to a goalless draw at Leeds Road.

15 October 1932, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown, Eric Houghton, Billy Walker.

Villa extend their unbeaten run to ten as George Brown hits his twelfth of the campaign to help Villa win for the seventh time this season.

22 October 1932, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Villa extend their unbeaten run to eleven as Eric Houghton scores for the second successive game to secure Villa an eighth win of the season.

29 October 1932, Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion, The Hawthorns, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Villa's eleven game unbeaten run comes to an end as they are beaten for the first time this season despite Eric Houghton scoring for the third successive game.

5 November 1932, Villa 6-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road, Scorers: George Brown, Eric Houghton (brace), Jack Mandley, Billy Walker (brace).

Villa bounce back from their first defeat in eleven to win for the ninth time in twelve games as Eric Houghton scores for the fifth time in four games.

12 November 1932, Villa 3-3 Everton, Goodison Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, George Brown, Jack Mandley.

Villa make it nine wins and four draws in fourteen as George Brown hits his fourteenth of the campaign.

19 November 1932, Villa 5-3 Arsenal, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown, Jimmy Gibson, Eric Houghton (brace), Jack Mandley.

Villa excellent start to the season continues as they make it ten wins and four draws in fifteen as George Brown hits his fifteenth of the campaign.

26 November 1932, Villa 2-5 Manchester City, Maine Road, Scorers: Dai Astley, Eric Houghton.

Villa fall to only their second defeat in sixteen games as they are beaten at Maine Road despite Eric Houghton scoring for the third time in two games.

3 December 1932, Villa 3-6 Wednesday, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), George Brown.

Dai Astley scores a brace to make it three goals in two games as Villa fall to consecutive defeats for the first time this season.

10 December 1932, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores from the spot but Villa are held at Elland Road to make it ten wins and five draws in eighteen this season.

17 December 1932, Villa 4-0 Blackburn, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), George Brown (brace).

Dai Astley scores his fifth in four games as Villa record a first win in four games and their eleventh in nineteen.

24 December 1932, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground, Scorers: None.

Villa draw a blank for only the third time this season - all in draws - to make it eleven wins and six draws in twenty games.

26 December 1932, Villa 1-3 Wolverhampton, Molineux, Scorers: Dai Astley.

Villa lose for the first time in four despite Dai Astley's goal.

27 December 1932, Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown (brace), Joe Beresford, Jack Mandley.

Villa bounce back from their third loss of the season to beat Wolves at Villa Park and make it twelve wins and six draws in twenty two games as George Brown scores a brace.

31 December 1932, Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford, Eric Houghton, Jack Mandley.

Villa end 1932 with successive victories as Eric Houghton scores from the spot to help Villa to a thirteenth win in twenty three games.

7 January 1933, Villa 1-0 Bolton, Burnden Park, Scorers: Jack Mandley.

Villa open 1933 with a third successive victory as Jack Mandley scores for the third consecutive game.

14 January 1933, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade, Scorers: George Brown, Jack Mandley.

Jack Mandley scores for the fourth successive game but Villa are held by division two Bradford in the third round of the FA Cup ahead of a Villa Park replay.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	2nd	4th Round	6-1 vs. Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
35 \| George Brown		45 \| Eric Houghton

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
Ongoing	Ongoing	Billy Smith led Management Committee		45	24	9	12	33	53%	27%	73%	33%	1.80

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Billy Smith led Management Committee	J. E. Jones		Billy Smith

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1932-33	45	24	9	12	96	73	23	1.31	2.13	1.62	15	33%	53%	27%	33	73%	1.80

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1932-33	2nd	42	23	8	11	92	67	54	25	2.19	1.6	1.37	15	36%	55%	26%	74%	1.83

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1932-33	3	3	11	3	2

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	25	8	9	118	61	57	58
2	Aston Villa	42	23	8	11	92	67	25	54
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	9	12	80	68	12	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	9	13	83	70	13	49
5	Newcastle United	42	22	5	15	71	63	8	49
6	Huddersfield Town	42	18	11	13	66	53	13	47
7	Derby County	42	15	14	13	76	69	7	44
8	Leeds United	42	15	14	13	59	62	-3	44
9	Portsmouth	42	18	7	17	74	76	-2	43
10	Sheffield United	42	17	9	16	74	80	-6	43
11	Everton	42	16	9	17	81	74	7	41
12	Sunderland	42	15	10	17	63	80	-17	40
13	Birmingham	42	14	11	17	57	57	0	39
14	Liverpool	42	14	11	17	79	84	-5	39
15	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	10	18	76	102	-26	38
16	Manchester City	42	16	5	21	68	71	-3	37
17	Middlesbrough	42	14	9	19	63	73	-10	37
18	Chelsea	42	14	7	21	63	73	-10	35
19	Leicester City	42	11	13	18	75	89	-14	35
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	9	20	80	96	-16	35
21	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	9	21	78	92	-14	33
22	Blackpool	42	14	5	23	69	85	-16	33

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	27 Aug 1932	Middlesbrough	0-2	Aston Villa	W			1622
Division One	29 Aug 1932	Aston Villa	1-0	Sunderland	W			1623
Division One	3 Sep 1932	Aston Villa	6-1	Bolton Wanderers	W			1624
Division One	7 Sep 1932	Sunderland	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1625
Division One	10 Sep 1932	Liverpool	0-0	Aston Villa		D		1626
Division One	17 Sep 1932	Aston Villa	4-2	Leicester City	W			1627
Division One	24 Sep 1932	Portsmouth	2-4	Aston Villa	W			1628
Division One	1 Oct 1932	Aston Villa	3-1	Chelsea	W			1629
Division One	8 Oct 1932	Huddersfield Town	0-0	Aston Villa		D		1630
Division One	15 Oct 1932	Aston Villa	3-0	Sheffield United	W			1631
Division One	22 Oct 1932	Aston Villa	1-0	Birmingham	W			1632
Division One	29 Oct 1932	West Brom	3-1	Aston Villa			L	1633
Division One	5 Nov 1932	Aston Villa	6-2	Blackpool	W			1634
Division One	12 Nov 1932	Everton	3-3	Aston Villa		D		1635
Division One	19 Nov 1932	Aston Villa	5-3	Arsenal	W			1636
Division One	26 Nov 1932	Manchester City	5-2	Aston Villa			L	1637
Division One	3 Dec 1932	Aston Villa	3-6	Sheffield Wednesday			L	1638
Division One	10 Dec 1932	Leeds United	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1639
Division One	17 Dec 1932	Aston Villa	4-0	Blackburn Rovers	W

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