Game #1667
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 26 August 1933
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Lost
2-3
๐ฅ 26 Aug 1933, Villa 2-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
Leicester City
1-0-0. 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,555
On This Day
Villa suffer a surprise opening day defeat under Billy Smith as last season's runners up are beaten at home despite Pongo Waring - who barely featured in 1932-33 - scoring.
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 |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 65' | Pongo Waring | 85' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 85' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Maw
๐ | 20' Player injured on field of play, Alec Talbot
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City). Maw
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Leicester City
๐ฅ
| 55' Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Lochhead
โฝ | 65' Goal, 1-3, Dai Astley
โฝ | 85' Goal, 2-3, Pongo Waring, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Leicester City
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #317 |
Saturday, 26 August 1933
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Fogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1923-1935
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Albert Fogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1923-1935
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 20 | ๐ฉ W9 (45% ) | ๐จ D2 | ๐บ(55% ) | ๐ฅ L9 (45% ) | โฝ 48 | ๐ฅ 49 | GD -1
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 316 | ๐ฉ | 158 ๐จ 55 ๐ฅ 103 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
McLaren
Black
Jones
>
Heywood
Ritchie
Adcock
Maw
>
Lochhead
Liddle
Peter Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1933-34
Playing Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
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FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
Full Back
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RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |
Full Back
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FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #348 |
Full Back
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |
Midfielder
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
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M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #354 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
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W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Winger
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W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #352 |
Winger
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W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
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W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
Winger
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CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
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F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
Forward
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CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
Forward
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
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F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |
Forward
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