Game #1709
Aston Villa
13-8-16, 34 PTS

Saturday, 7 April 1934
17th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
FB Joe Nibloe | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 |
F Bob Brocklebank | 🏴 |
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
Injury | 2 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
Team News
Jimmy Gibson and Bob Brocklebank replace Alec Talbot and Joe Beresford.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
1-1
🟨 7 Apr 1934, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 87' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Cunliffe | 87' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Dennison
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 87' Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Arthur Cunliffe
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #359 |
Saturday, 7 April 1934

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴 | Croydon, 1934-1939
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: W. J. Lewington | 🏴 | Croydon, 1934-1939
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 358 | 🟩 | 175 🟨 63 🟥 120 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Newcastle United
9-14-16, 32 PTS

St James' Park
Attendance: 30,344
Burns
Nelson
Fairhurst
Imrie
Betton
Hughes
Boyd
Richardson L. R.
Allen
Dennison
Lang
Andy Cunningham | 🏴 |

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: 1931-32
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Eric Houghton leaves it late but scores for the second successive game and for the twentieth time this season as Villa extend their best run of their League campaign to four games unbeaten with two wins and two draws.
Villa make it thirteen wins, eight draws and sixteen defeats in thirty seven division one games.
Villa remain 17th but are now level on points with Liverpool three points ahead of the relegation places.
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