Game #1726
Aston Villa
5-2-5, 12 PTS

Saturday, 27 October 1934
10th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB George Beeson | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bob Brocklebank | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Bob Brocklebank replaces Ronnie Dix.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
4-2
🟩 27 Oct 1934, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 26' | Pongo Waring | 30' | 40' | Eric Houghton | 31' |
Assist(s) | Bob Brocklebank | 26' | Dai Astley | 30' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Bob Brocklebank
⚽ | 30' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dai Astley
⚽ | 31' Goal, 3-0, Eric Houghton
🥅 | 38' Goal, 3-1, (Manchester City), Tilson
⚽ | 40' Goal, 4-1, Pongo Waring
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Manchester City
🥅 | 85' Goal, 4-2, (Manchester City), Herd
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Manchester City
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 27 October 1934

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: Reg Rudd | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1926-1939
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Reg Rudd | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1926-1939
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 60 | 🟩 26 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 110 | 🥅 95 |
League 🕒 55 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 21 | ⚽ 104 | 🥅 85 |
FA Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
Home 🕒 31 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 32 |
Away 🕒 28 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 35 | 🥅 44 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 1934-1935
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 2 🟥 5 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Manchester City
6-2-4, 14 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 38,136
Swift
Dale
Barkas
Busby
Cowan
Bray
Toseland
Herd
Tilson
Heale
Brook
Wilf Wild | 🏴 |

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: 1933-34
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Eric Houghton scores his 100th League goal and Pongo Waring hits a brace to make it nine for the season as Villa win for the first time in four under Jimmy McMullan.
Villa now have just one clean sheet in twelve games under McMullan, conceding 31.
Villa make it five wins, two draws and five defeats in his twelve games in charge.
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