Game #1707
Aston Villa
12-7-16, 30 PTS

Saturday, 31 March 1934
17th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
FB Joe Nibloe | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
FB Joe Nibloe | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
Team News
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
1-1
🟨 31 Mar 1934, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Alec Talbot | 70' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 70' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
🥅 | 50' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Ted Harper
🚑 | Referee injured on field of play
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 1-1, Alec Talbot, Assist by Eric Houghton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #357 |
Saturday, 31 March 1934

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Bowie | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Robert Bowie | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
Linesmen: A. Roberts (Wolverhampton); J. E. Fowler (Hereford)
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 356 | 🟩 | 174 🟨 62 🟥 120 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

Division One
Blackburn Rovers
16-6-15, 38 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 30,966
GK Cliff Binns | 🏴 |
D Ernie Lanceley | 🏴 |
D Crawford Whyte | 🏴 |
D Jesse Carver | 🏴 |
M Arnold Whiteside | 🏴 |
M Bob Pryde | 🏴 |
M Jack Bruton | 🏴 |
F Leslie Talbot | 🏴 |
F Ted Harper | 🏴 |
M Jock McLean | 🏴 |
F Jackie Milne | 🏴 |
Arthur Barritt | 🏴 |

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: 1927–28
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Cliff Binns | 🏴 |
Defenders
D Ernie Lanceley | 🏴 |
D Crawford Whyte | 🏴 |
D Jesse Carver | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Arnold Whiteside | 🏴 |
M Bob Pryde | 🏴 |
M Jack Bruton | 🏴 |
M Jock McLean | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Leslie Talbot | 🏴 |
F Ted Harper | 🏴 |
F Jackie Milne | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa avoid defeat in consecutive League games for the first time since February
Villa make it twelve wins, seven draws and sixteen defeats in thirty five division one games.
What they Said