Aston Villa
22-8-11, 52 PTS
Saturday, 29 April 1933
1932-33
2nd
Won
5-0
Blackburn Rovers
14-10-17, 38 PTS
Division One
Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,624
๐ฉ 29 Apr 1933, Villa 5-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Scorer(s) | George Brown | 67' | 68' | 71' | 74' | Eric Houghton | 87' |
Assist(s) | Reg Chester | 67' | 74' | Eric Houghton | 68' | 71' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 29 April 1933
Villa score for the first time in three games.
Villa 0-0 at half time score five second half goals, including four in seven minutes - all to George Brown - to make it 9-0 on aggregate this season in the league against Blackburn.
Villa have now scored three or more goals 17 times in 41 league games this season and four or more on ten occasions.
Villa make it twenty two wins, eight draws and eleven defeats in their forty one division one games so far in 1932-33 with one game remaining.
Villa keep their fourth clean sheet in six games and their fourteenth of the season in their 41st game.
Winning their penultimate game, Villa remain one point clear of third place Wednesday, the only team who can now beat them to fourth place.
If Villa get at least a point at home to Derby next week then runners up is Billy Smith's for the second time in three seasons.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 315 ๐ฉ 156 ๐จ 54 ๐ฅ 105 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1665
Match Record
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #315 |
Saturday, 29 April 1933
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Stan Boardman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hale, 1932-1948
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 85 | ๐ฉ W40 (47% ) | ๐จ D17 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L28 (33% ) | โฝ 175 | ๐ฅ 146 | GD 29
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1927โ28
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 67' Goal, 1-0, George Brown, Assist by Reg Chester
โฝ | 68' Goal, 2-0, George Brown, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | 71' Goal, 3-0, George Brown, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | 74' Goal, 4-0, George Brown, Assist by Reg Chester
โฝ | 87' Goal, 5-0, Eric Houghton
๐ | FT Blackburn Rovers 0-5 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Stan Boardman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hale, 1932-1948
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackburn Rovers
Arthur Barritt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gormlie
Gorman
Whyte
Whiteside
Carver
Melville
Bruton
Ronnie Dix (ft)
Thompson
McLean
Turner
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Walker replaces Jack Mandley.
Blackburn Rovers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
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Blackburn Rovers
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