Game #1667
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 August 1933
Lost
DLWWL
Division One
Attendance: 42,555
Leicester City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-3
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose on the opening day despite Pongo Waring - who barely featured in 1932-33 - scoring.
KEY MAN
Villa lose on the opening day despite Pongo Waring - who barely featured in 1932-33 - scoring.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 August 1933
ON THIS DAY
Villa suffer an opening day defeat as last season's runners up are beaten at home.
Aston Villa
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #317 |
Saturday, 26 August 1933
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 316 | 🟩 | 158 🟨 55 🟥 103 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Leicester City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton |
FB Danny Blair |
FB Joe Nibloe |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Billy Simpson |
M Jimmy Gibson |
W Arthur Cunliffe |
W Eric Houghton |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
MANAGER
Leicester City
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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