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Game #1759
1935-36
Position:
Division One
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,421
Wednesday, 4 September 1935
Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring score their first goals of the season as Villa win for the first time in four under Jimmy McMullan.
Middlesbrough
1-2
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #1759
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1935
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWDLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Middlesbrough
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy McMullan names an unchanged line up,
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Harry Morton |
FB George Beeson |
FB Danny Blair |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Jimmy McLuckie |
M Billy Kingdon |
W Eric Houghton |
W Arthur Cunliffe |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
CF Pongo Waring |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Villa recover from the opening day defeat to win at Ayresome Park and record their first win in four.
Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring score their first goals of the season as Villa win for the first time in four under Jimmy McMullan.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
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