Aston Villa's 1935-36 season

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Season 53 | 1935-36

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The Story of 1935-36

31 August 1935, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Cunliffe.

Arthur Cunliffe scores but Villa lose on the opening day for the second successive season under Jimmy McMullan.

4 September 1935, Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Pongo Waring.

Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring score their first goals of the season as Villa win for the first time in four under Jimmy McMullan.

7 September 1935, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Scorers: None.

Villa lose for the fourth time in five under Jimmy McMullan.

9 September 1935, Villa 2-7 Middlesbrough, Villa Park, Scorers: Ronnie Dix (brace).

Ronnie Dix scores a brace but Villa are hammered for the fifth time in six League games and have now conceded twenty goals to five scored under Jimmy McMullan.

14 September 1935, Villa 5-1 Preston, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), Eric Houghton, Billy Kingdon, Pongo Waring.

Dai Astley scores a brace as Villa win for the second time in five games this season under Jimmy McMullan.

16 September 1935, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park, Scorers: Pongo Waring (brace).

Pongo Waring scores a brace to make it four for the season as Villa follow up a second win in six under Jimmy McMullan with a home draw.

21 September 1935, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park, Scorers: Pongo Waring, Dai Astley.

Pongo Waring scores for the third successive game to make it five for the season as Villa win for the second time in three unbeaten games under Jimmy McMullan.

28 September 1935, Villa 0-2 Derby, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Villa lose for the fourth time in eight games under Jimmy McMullan.

5 October 1935, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison Park, Scorers: Frank Broome (brace).

Frank Broome scores his first goals of the season - a brace - as Villa draw at Goodison to leave them with one defeat in five under Jimmy McMullan.

12 October 1935, Villa 1-2 Bolton, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores from the spot but Villa lose for the second time in three games under Jimmy McMullan.

19 October 1935, Villa 0-7 Albion, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Villa concede seven for the second time this season as they lose successive games to make it six defeats in eleven under Jimmy McMullan with little sign that the form if 1934-35 will improve.

26 October 1935, Villa 2-4 Leeds, Elland Road, Scorers: Dai Astley, Ronnie Dix.

Villa lose for the third consecutive game under Jimmy McMullan despite Dai Astley's fouth of the season.

2 November 1935, Villa 2-6 Grimsby, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Jimmy McLuckie.

Having previously not lost four League games in a row since January 1928 Jimmy McMullan achieves the feat for the second successive season.

9 November 1935, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Frank Broome.

Villa lose a fifth consecutive League game for the first time since September 1919 despite goals from Frank Broome and Eric Houghton.

16 November 1935, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park, Scorers: Charlie Drinkwater, Jack Palethorpe.

Villa end a run of five defeats but are held at home to leave them winless in eight as debutants Charlie Drinkwater and Jack Palethorpe grab goals.

23 November 1935, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace).

Villa, winless in nine, draw for the second successive game thanks to a brace from Dai Astley.

30 November 1935, Villa 4-0 Stoke, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Ronnie Dix, Jackie Williams (brace).

Villa win for the first time in ten and keep a clean sheet for the first time this season (seventeen games) as Jackie Williams scores a brace on debut and Eric Houghton nets his sixth of the campaign.

7 December 1935, Villa 0-5 Manchester City, Maine Road, Scorers: None.

Villa follow up their first win in ten to lose for the seventh time in eleven under Jimmy McMullan.

14 December 1935, Villa 1-7 Arsenal, Villa Park, Scorers: Jack Palethorpe.

Villa lose for the eighth time in twelve under Jimmy McMullan as Jack Palethorpe hits a consolation in a third seven goal thrashing in sixteen games.

21 December 1935, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Ewood Park, Scorers: Frank Broome.

Villa lose for the ninth time in thirteen under Jimmy McMullan as Frank Broome hits Villa's just second goal across three successive hammerings having conceded seventeen.

25 December 1935, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (hat-trick), Eric Houghton.

Villa win for the second time in fourteen as Dai Astley hits a hat-trick to help them to a surprise win on Christmas Day 1935.

26 December 1935, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road, Scorers: Ronnie Dix.

Huddersfield turn the tables on Villa as they are defeated at Leeds Road a day after they had faced Huddersfield and won with Ronnie Dix grabbing a consolation.

28 December 1935, Villa 2-5 Wednesday, Hillsborough, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Jackie Williams.

Villa lose for the fifth time in six as they concede four or more goals for the ninth time in twenty three League games under Jimmy McMullan.

1 January 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park, Scorers: Ronnie Dix (brace), Alex Massie.

Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.

4 January 1936, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley (brace), Eric Houghton (brace).

Villa record successive wins for the first time this season and now have three wins in their last five games as Dai Astley and Eric Houghton hit a brace apiece.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	21st	3rd Round	5-1 vs. Preston North End (h), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
21 \| Dai Astley		41 \| 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	Jimmy McMullan		43	13	9	21	22	30%	49%	51%	7%	1.12

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Jimmy McMullan	J. E. Jones		Fred Archer

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
1935-36	43	13	9	21	81	111	-30	0.73	1.88	2.58	3	7%	30%	49%	22	51%	1.12

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1935-36	21st	42	13	9	20	81	110	35	-29	1.93	2.62	0.74	3	7%	31%	48%	52%	1.14

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1935-36	2	2	3	9	5

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sunderland	42	25	6	11	109	74	35	56
2	Derby County	42	18	12	12	61	52	9	48
3	Huddersfield Town	42	18	12	12	59	56	3	48
4	Stoke City	42	20	7	15	57	57	0	47
5	Brentford	42	17	12	13	81	60	21	46
6	Arsenal	42	15	15	12	78	48	30	45
7	Preston North End	42	18	8	16	67	64	3	44
8	Chelsea	42	15	13	14	65	72	-7	43
9	Manchester City	42	17	8	17	68	60	8	42
10	Portsmouth	42	17	8	17	54	67	-13	42
11	Leeds United	42	15	11	16	66	64	2	41
12	Birmingham	42	15	11	16	61	63	-2	41
13	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	13	15	67	76	-9	41
14	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	84	70	14	40
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	10	17	77	76	1	40
16	Everton	42	13	13	16	89	89	0	39
17	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	65	73	-8	39
18	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	6	20	89	88	1	38
19	Liverpool	42	13	12	17	60	64	-4	38
20	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	12	17	63	77	-14	38
21	Aston Villa	42	13	9	20	81	110	-29	35
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	9	21	55	96	-41	33

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	31 Aug 1935	Aston Villa	1-2	Sheffield Wednesday			L	1758
Division One	4 Sep 1935	Middlesbrough	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1759
Division One	7 Sep 1935	Portsmouth	3-0	Aston Villa			L	1760
Division One	9 Sep 1935	Aston Villa	2-7	Middlesbrough			L	1761
Division One	14 Sep 1935	Aston Villa	5-1	Preston North End	W			1762
Division One	16 Sep 1935	Aston Villa	2-2	Sunderland		D		1763
Division One	21 Sep 1935	Brentford	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1764
Division One	28 Sep 1935	Aston Villa	0-2	Derby County			L	1765
Division One	5 Oct 1935	Everton	2-2	Aston Villa		D		1766
Division One	12 Oct 1935	Aston Villa	2-1	Bolton Wanderers			L	1767
Division One	19 Oct 1935	Aston Villa	0-7	West Brom			L	1768
Division One	26 Oct 1935	Leeds United	4-2	Aston Villa			L	1769
Division One	2 Nov 1935	Aston Villa	2-6	Grimsby Town			L	1770
Division One	9 Nov 1935	Liverpool	3-2	Aston Villa			L	1771
Division One	16 Nov 1935	Aston Villa	2-2	Chelsea		D		1772
Division One	23 Nov 1935	Birmingham	2-2	Aston Villa		D		1773

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