Game #1697
Aston Villa
11-4-13, 26 PTS

Wednesday, 7 February 1934
15th
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
FB Joe Nibloe | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Wood | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F George Brown | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Danny Blair, Jimmy Gibson and George Brown replace Tommy Mort, Alec Talbot and Joe Beresford.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
2-0
🟩 7 Feb 1934, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 40' | Eric Houghton | 60' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Cunliffe | 40' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Arthur Cunliffe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 60' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #347 |
Wednesday, 7 February 1934

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur H Adams | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1932-1934
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Arthur H Adams | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1932-1934
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 346 | 🟩 | 171 🟨 59 🟥 116 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Chelsea
6-5-15, 17 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 15,688
Woodley
Harper
McAulay
Allum
Craig
Miller
Oakton
Priestley
Gallacher
Gibson
Horton
Leslie Knighton | 🏴 |

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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Dai Astley scores his twentieth first of the season as Villa win for the fourth time in five in all competitions.
Villa recover from their Roker Park reverse to record a fourth win in five in all competitions to make it eleven wins, four draws and thirteen defeats in twenty eight division one games.
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