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Game #1705

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 17 March 1934

Semi Final

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Harry Morton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Tommy Wood, Alec Talbot and Dai Astley return for the FA Cup Semi Final in place of Jimmy Gibson, Tommy Gardner and Pongo Waring.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Dai Astley scores his twenty fifth of the season but it's just a last gasp consolation as Villa are hammered in the FA Cup semi final by a team who couldn't score one past them ten days earlier.

  • Villa are hammered in the FA Cup semi final at Leeds Road against a side that couldn't score past them ten days previously.

Starting XI
GK Harry Morton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

114

โœ…

114

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

50

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

41

โ›”

26

๐Ÿฅ…

200

FB Danny Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

79

โœ…

79

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

24

FB Joe Nibloe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

43

โœ…

43

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

22

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

17

CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

251

โœ…

251

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

6

๐ŸŸฉ

126

๐ŸŸจ

46

๐ŸŸฅ

79

M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

175

โœ…

175

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

8

๐ŸŸฉ

83

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

65

M Tommy Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

47

โœ…

47

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

17

W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

31

โœ…

31

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

5

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

13

W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

188

โœ…

188

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

98

65

๐ŸŸฉ

94

๐ŸŸจ

34

๐ŸŸฅ

60

F Ronnie Dix | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

25

โœ…

25

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

4

๐ŸŸฉ

9

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

11

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

220

โœ…

220

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

68

28

๐ŸŸฉ

115

๐ŸŸจ

34

๐ŸŸฅ

71

F Dai Astley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

78

โœ…

78

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

45

10

๐ŸŸฉ

34

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

30

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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Lost

1-6

๐ŸŸฅ 17 Mar 1934, Villa 1-6 Manchester City, Leeds Road
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 87' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Toseland
๐Ÿฅ… | 35' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Tilson
๐Ÿฅ… | 37' Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Herd
๐Ÿฅ… | 40' Goal, 0-4, (Manchester City), Tilson
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 66' Goal, 0-5, (Manchester City), Tilson
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-6, (Manchester City), Tilson
โšฝ | 87โ€™ Goal, 1-6, Dai Astley
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Manchester City 6-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #355 |
Saturday, 17 March 1934

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. R. Jennings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | York, 1929-1934
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-4
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-6
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: W. R. Jennings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | York, 1929-1934

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 59 | ๐ŸŸฉ 25 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 24 | โšฝ 106 | ๐Ÿฅ… 93 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 54 | ๐ŸŸฉ 24 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 21 | โšฝ 100 | ๐Ÿฅ… 83 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿฅ… 10 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 30 | ๐ŸŸฉ 21 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 4 | โšฝ 70 | ๐Ÿฅ… 30 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 28 | ๐ŸŸฉ 4 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 19 | โšฝ 35 | ๐Ÿฅ… 44 |
Neutral ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

๐Ÿ•’ 354 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 173 ๐ŸŸจ 61 ๐ŸŸฅ 120 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

FA Cup

Manchester City

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Leeds Road

Attendance: 45,473

Swift
Barnett
Dale
Busby
Cowan
Bray
Toseland
Marshall
Tilson
Herd
Brook

Wilf Wild | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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Œ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1903-04

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1933-34
Playing Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
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GK Harry Morton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
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FB Danny Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
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RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |
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FB Joe Nibloe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #348 |
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
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M Billy Simpson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
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M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
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M Tommy Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #354 |
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M Tommy Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
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W Archie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
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W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #352 |
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W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
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W Jack Mandley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
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CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
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F Dai Astley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
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CF George Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
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F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
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F Reg Chester | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
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F Ronnie Dix | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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