Aston Villa
12-7-16, 30 PTS
Saturday, 31 March 1934
1933-34
17th=
Drew
1-1
Blackburn Rovers
16-6-15, 38 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,966
๐จ 31 Mar 1934, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Alec Talbot | 70' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 70' |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 26 Aug 1933, Villa 2-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Aug 1933, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฅ 2 Sep 1933, Villa 2-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Sep 1933, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Sep 1933, Villa 4-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Sep 1933, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Sep 1933, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Sep 1933, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Oct 1933, Villa 4-3 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 14 Oct 1933, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Oct 1933, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Oct 1933, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Nov 1933, Villa 4-2 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐ฉ 11 Nov 1933, Villa 3-0 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 18 Nov 1933, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Nov 1933, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Dec 1933, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Dec 1933, Villa 0-2 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Dec 1933, Villa 1-2 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Dec 1933, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Dec 1933, Villa 6-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1933, Villa 3-4 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐จ 30 Dec 1933, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐จ 1 Jan 1934, Villa 3-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Jan 1934, Villa 1-5 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 13 Jan 1934, Villa 2-2 Chesterfield, Saltergate
FA Cup
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1934, Villa 2-0 Chesterfield, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 20 Jan 1934, Villa 3-2 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Jan 1934, Villa 7-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 3 Feb 1934, Villa 1-5 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Feb 1934, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 10 Feb 1934, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Feb 1934, Villa 1-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FA Cup
๐ฅ 21 Feb 1934, Villa 1-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Feb 1934, Villa 1-2 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 3 Mar 1934, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
FA Cup
๐จ 7 Mar 1934, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Mar 1934, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 17 Mar 1934, Villa 1-6 Manchester City, Leeds Road
FA Cup
๐ฉ 24 Mar 1934, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐จ 31 Mar 1934, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Apr 1934, Villa 3-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 7 Apr 1934, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐จ 14 Apr 1934, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 21 Apr 1934, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐จ 28 Apr 1934, Villa 4-4 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1934, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 5 May 1934, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 31 March 1934
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Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 357 ๐ฉ 173 ๐จ 62 ๐ฅ 122 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1707
Match Record
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #357 |
Saturday, 31 March 1934
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Bowie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 87 | ๐ฉ W40 (46% ) | ๐จ D18 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L29 (33% ) | โฝ 177 | ๐ฅ 149 | GD 28
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1927โ28
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
๐ฅ
| 50' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Ted Harper
๐ | Referee injured on field of play
โฝ | 70โ Goal, 1-1, Alec Talbot, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Officials
Referee: Robert Bowie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
Linesmen: A. Roberts (Wolverhampton); J. E. Fowler (Hereford)
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 | โฝ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackburn Rovers
Arthur Barritt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Cliff Binns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ernie Lanceley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Crawford Whyte | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jesse Carver | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Arnold Whiteside | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bob Pryde | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jack Bruton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Leslie Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ted Harper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jock McLean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Blackburn Rovers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Blackburn Rovers
Goalkeepers
GK Cliff Binns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D Ernie Lanceley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Crawford Whyte | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jesse Carver | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Arnold Whiteside | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bob Pryde | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jack Bruton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jock McLean | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Leslie Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Ted Harper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jackie Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
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Forwards
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1933-34
First Team Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #354 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #352 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #348 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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