Game #1701
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 February 1934
Lost
WDWLL
Division One
Attendance: 34,950
Stoke
Villa Park
Joe Beresford scores on his return to the side but Villa are beaten for the second successive game to make it fifteen defeats in thirty one.
Aston Villa
1-2
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford scores on his return to the side but Villa are beaten for the second successive game to make it fifteen defeats in thirty one.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 February 1934
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose successive matches to make it eleven wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in thirty one division one games. Meanwhile, midfielder Tommy Gardner made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Hull City earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #351 |
Saturday, 24 February 1934
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDWLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 350 | 🟩 | 172 🟨 60 🟥 118 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Stoke
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Gardner (debut), Alec Talbot, Joe Beresford and Dai Astley replace Ernie Callaghan, Billy Kingdon, George Brown and Bob Brocklebank.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Tom Mather | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Joe Nibloe |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Tommy Wood |
M Tommy Gardner |
W Eric Houghton |
W Arthur Cunliffe |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
F Joe Beresford |
Stoke
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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