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Game #1772
1935-36
Position:
Division One
Chelsea
VIlla Park
Attendance: 58,717
Saturday, 16 November 1935
Villa end a run of five defeats but are held at home to leave them winless in eight as debutants Charlie Drinkwater and Jack Palethorpe grab goals.
Aston Villa
2-2
Chelsea
Scorer(s) | Charlie Drinkwater | Jack Palethorpe |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #1772
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 16 November 1935
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | LLLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Chelsea
🟨 | 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 hands debuts to George Cummings, Charlie Drinkwater and Jack Palethorpe whilst Tommy Wood is recalled with Danny Blair, Jimmy McLuckie, Arthur Cunliffe and Frank Broome dropping out.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Harry Morton |
FB Norman Young |
FB George Cummings |
M Tommy Gardner |
M Tommy Wood |
M Tom Griffiths |
W Charlie Drinkwater |
W Eric Houghton |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
F Jack Palethorpe |
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 stop a run of five successive League defeats but are held at home to leave them without a win in eight and make it three wins, three draws and nine defeats in fifteen games under Jimmy McMullan.
Meanwhile, full back George Cummings, winger Charlie Drinkwater and forward Jack Palethorpe made their Villa debuts aged 22, 21 and 25 after moving from Patrick Thistle, Walthamstow Avenue and Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month. Both Drinkwater and Palethorpe marked their debuts with goals.
Villa end a run of five defeats but are held at home to leave them winless in eight as debutants Charlie Drinkwater and Jack Palethorpe grab goals.
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