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Game #1770
1935-36
Position:
Division One
Grimsby Town
VIlla Park
Attendance: 35,311
Saturday, 2 November 1935
Having previously not lost four League games in a row since January 1928 Jimmy McMullan achieves the feat for the second successive season.
Aston Villa
2-6
Grimsby Town
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Jimmy McLuckie |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #1770
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 2 November 1935
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-6 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DLLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Grimsby Town
🟨 | 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
Danny Blair and Eric Houghton replace Norman Young and Frank Broome.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Harry Morton |
FB George Beeson |
CB Jimmy Allen |
FB Danny Blair |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Jimmy McLuckie |
M Billy Kingdon |
W Arthur Cunliffe |
W Eric Houghton |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
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
Having previously not lost four League games in a row since January 1928, Jimmy McMullan achieves the feat for the second successive season as Villa's form collapses from the concerning to the downright scary. As a result Villa make it three wins, two draws and eight defeats in thirteen games.
Having previously not lost four League games in a row since January 1928 Jimmy McMullan achieves the feat for the second successive season.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
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