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Game #1721

Aston Villa

3-1-3, 7 PTS

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Saturday, 22 September 1934

10th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Won

2-0

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Sep 1934, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

Tottenham Hotspur

2-2-3, 6 PTS

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White Hart Lane

Attendance: 42,088

On This Day
  • Villa collect their first away points of the season at the fourth attempt and keep their first clean sheet under Jimmy McMullan after seven games.

  • Villa secure their first win in four and third of the campaign as they beat a Tottenham side that would be relegated at the end of the season.

  • Pongo Waring scores his fourth of the campaign and Eric Houghton scores his 99th League goal for Villa.

  • Villa make it three wins, a draw and three defeats in his first seven games. 

  • Up next are joint leaders Preston at Villa Park.

  • Left back Fred Butcher made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Wombwell FC in April 1931.

GK Harry Morton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Fred Butcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Jimmy McMullan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1934-1935
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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 | 2 |
FB George Beeson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Team News

Fred Butcher (debut) and Billy Simpson replace George Beeson and Jimmy Gibson.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข LB Fred Butcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #357 | Youth team promotion

Final Appearances

None

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

130

โœ…

130

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

56

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

44

โ›”

29

๐Ÿฅ…

227

LB Fred Butcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

โœ…

1

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

CB Jimmy Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

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

91

โœ…

91

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

42

๐ŸŸจ

24

๐ŸŸฅ

25

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

17

โœ…

17

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Billy Simpson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

27

โœ…

27

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

11

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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

204

โœ…

204

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

107

69

๐ŸŸฉ

100

๐ŸŸจ

41

๐ŸŸฅ

63

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

91

โœ…

91

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

55

12

๐ŸŸฉ

39

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

31

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

232

โœ…

232

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

70

33

๐ŸŸฉ

120

๐ŸŸจ

39

๐ŸŸฅ

73

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

197

โœ…

197

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

151

48

๐ŸŸฉ

98

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

66

Substitutes
None
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) | Pongo Waring | 15' | Eric Houghton | 75' |

Assist(s) | Dai Astley | 15' |

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Fred Butcher
โšฝ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dai Astley
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
โšฝ | 75' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 22 September 1934

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: Arthur Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1934-1935
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Arthur Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1934-1935

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

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 36 | ๐ŸŸฉ 20 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 10 | โšฝ 66 | ๐Ÿฅ… 48 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 31 | ๐ŸŸฉ 17 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 8 | โšฝ 61 | ๐Ÿฅ… 44 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | ๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿฅ… 4 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | ๐ŸŸฉ 8 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 5 | โšฝ 31 | ๐Ÿฅ… 23 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | ๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 5 | โšฝ 35 | ๐Ÿฅ… 25 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jimmy McMullan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1934-1935

๐Ÿ•’ 7 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 3 ๐ŸŸจ 1 ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | 1.43

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

What they Said

Nichols
Channel
King
Day
Rowe
Evans T.
McCormick
O'Callaghan
Brain
Hall
Evans W.

Percy Smith | 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†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1920-21

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1934-35
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?

CB Jimmy Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #355 |

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?

LB Fred Butcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #357 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB George Beeson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #356 |

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 Jimmy McLuckie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #358 |

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?

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 Frank Broome | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |

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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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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