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Game #1712

Aston Villa

13-11-16, 37 PTS

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Saturday, 28 April 1934

16th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

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Drew

4-4

๐ŸŸจ 28 Apr 1934, Villa 4-4 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

West Bromwich Albion

16-10-15, 42 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 16,554

On This Day
  • Eric Houghton scores a brace - his twenty second of the season - as Villa extend their best run of their League campaign to seven games unbeaten with two wins and five draws.

  • Villa make it thirteen wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in forty division one games under Billy Smith in 1933-34.

  • Villa climb back to joint 16th with two to play.

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 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
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 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ |

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 | 1 |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Jimmy Gibson replaces Alec Talbot.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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

121

โœ…

121

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

52

๐ŸŸจ

28

๐ŸŸฅ

41

โ›”

27

๐Ÿฅ…

209

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

86

โœ…

86

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

40

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

24

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

50

โœ…

50

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

17

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

182

โœ…

182

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

8

๐ŸŸฉ

85

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

65

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

10

โœ…

10

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

2

M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

204

โœ…

204

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

14

๐ŸŸฉ

99

๐ŸŸจ

43

๐ŸŸฅ

62

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

38

โœ…

38

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

9

๐ŸŸฉ

16

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

13

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

195

โœ…

195

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

103

68

๐ŸŸฉ

96

๐ŸŸจ

39

๐ŸŸฅ

60

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

32

โœ…

32

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

4

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

11

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

225

โœ…

225

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

70

30

๐ŸŸฉ

117

๐ŸŸจ

37

๐ŸŸฅ

71

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

85

โœ…

85

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

49

11

๐ŸŸฉ

36

๐ŸŸจ

19

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

Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 21' | Eric Houghton | 48' | 66' (pen( | Joe Beresford | 62' |

Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 21' | Joe Beresford | 48' | Arthur Cunliffe | 62' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐Ÿฅ… | 28' Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Glidden
๐Ÿฅ… | 34' Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Glidden
๐Ÿฅ… | 39' Goal, 1-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Richardson W. G.
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion
โšฝ | 48' Goal, 2-3, Eric Houghton, Assist by Joe Beresford
๐Ÿฅ… | 51' Goal, 2-4, (West Bromwich Albion), Green
โšฝ | 62' Goal, 3-4, Joe Beresford, Assist by Arthur Cunliffe
โšฝ | 66' Goal, 4-4, Eric Houghton, pen
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 4-4 West Bromwich Albion

Season | 1933-34 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #362 |
Saturday, 28 April 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: John Whittle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worcester, 1930-1934
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 4-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

Officials

Referee: John Whittle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worcester, 1930-1934

Previous 5 vs. Albion: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 71 | ๐ŸŸฉ W36 (51% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D10 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(65% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L25 (35% ) | โšฝ 122 | ๐Ÿฅ… 108 | GD 14

Match Stats

Not recorded

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

๐Ÿ•’ 361 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 175 ๐ŸŸจ 66 ๐ŸŸฅ 120 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Pearson
Shaw
Trentham
Murphy
Richardson W.
Sankey
Glidden
Green
Richardson W. G.
Sandford
Boyes

Fred Everiss | 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: ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1930-31

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 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Morton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Danny Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Joe Nibloe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #348 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Billy Simpson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #354 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Archie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #352 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Jack Mandley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Bob Brocklebank | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Dai Astley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF George Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Reg Chester | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Ronnie Dix | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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