Game #1723
Aston Villa
4-1-4, 9 PTS

Saturday, 6 October 1934
11th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | 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 | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1934-1935

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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
George Beeson and Tommy Gardner replace Fred Butcher and Jimmy Gibson.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1932-34 ๐ 29 | โ 29 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #345 |
On This Day
Villa concede five and lose for the third time in six under Jimmy McMullan.
Villa concede in the first minute before equalising in the 10th minute only to then concede two in the following two minutes.
Villa's latest defeat, their fourth of the season ends an three game unbeaten run (two wins)
Villa now have just one clean sheet in nine games under McMullan, conceding 23.
Villa make it four wins, a draw and four defeats so far in 1934-25.
Villa fall back to joint 11th.
Billy Simpson made the last of his 29 appearances for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Cowdenbeath in July 1936.
Starting XI
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Lost
1-5
๐ฅ 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 10' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy Allen | 10' |
Match Timeline
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| 1' Goal, 0-1, (Grimsby Town), Craven
โฝ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Jimmy Allen
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| 11' Goal, 1-2, (Grimsby Town), Burley
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| 12' Goal, 1-3, (Grimsby Town), Glover
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| 29' Goal, 1-4, (Grimsby Town), Craven
๐ | HT Grimsby Town 4-1 Aston Villa
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| 75' Goal, 1-5, (Grimsby Town), Craven
๐ | FT Grimsby Town 5-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 6 October 1934
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: William Walden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1927-1936
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: William Walden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1927-1936
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1934-1935
๐ 9 | ๐ฉ | 4 ๐จ 1 ๐ฅ 4 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Grimsby Town
4-2-3, 10 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 17,732
Tweedy
Kelly
Jacobson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Dyson
Bestall
Glover
Craven
Burley
Frank Womack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1934-35
Playing Squad





























