Game #1674
Aston Villa
4-0-4, 8 PTS

Saturday, 30 September 1933
9th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
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 | โฝ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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
Danny Blair replaces Teddy Bowen.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1920-33 ๐ 530 | โ 530 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 245 | ๐ฅ 77 | ๐บ - | #276 |
On This Day
Villa lose for the fourth time in eight games despite Dai Astley scoring for the sixth time this season whilst Eric Houghton contributes a brace of assists to make it 8 goal involvements in 8 games in 1933-34.
But the real story of the game is for the second game in succession and the third time in six Villa encountering a very poor refereeing performance.
This time referee Judd not only awards a pair of dubious penalties to the home team but also awards a handball winner before physically manhandling Pongo Waring in an unseemly second half scene.
Villaโs legendary forward Billy Walker made his 529th and final appearance for Villa - more than any other player to date - during which time he scored 245 goals.
Starting XI

Lost
2-3
๐ฅ 30 Sep 1933, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 33' | Arthur Cunliffe | 55' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 33' | 55' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 5' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Easson
๐ฅ
| 28' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Worrall
โฝ | 33' Goal, 1-2, Dai Astley, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | HT Portsmouth 2-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 55' Goal, 2-2, Arthur Cunliffe, Assist by Eric Houghton
โ | Penalty save, Harry Morton
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Weddle
โ | Penalty save, Harry Morton
๐ | FT Portsmouth 3-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #324 |
Saturday, 30 September 1933
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Reg Rudd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesex, 1926-1939
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Reg Rudd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesex, 1926-1939
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 323 | ๐ฉ | 162 ๐จ 55 ๐ฅ 106 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Portsmouth
4-3-1, 11 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 25,750
Gilfillan
Mackie
Smith W.
Nichol
Allen
Thackerey
Worrall
Smith J. W.
Weddle
Easson
Rutherford
Jack Tinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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





























