Game #1778
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
Attendance: 46,095
Won
Division One
Huddersfield Town
WLLLW
VIlla Park
Villa win for the second time in fourteen as Dai Astley hits a hat-trick to help them to a surprise win on Christmas Day 1935.
Aston Villa
4-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Villa win for the second time in fourteen as Dai Astley hits a hat-trick to help them to a surprise win on Christmas Day 1935.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa celebrate Christmas 1935 with a shock win - just their second in fourteen games - as they beat high-flying Huddersfield to make it five wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty one games under Jimmy McMullan.
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Huddersfield Town
TEAM NEWS
Fred Biddlestone, Jimmy Allen and Bob Brocklebank replace Harry Morton, Danny Blair and Frank Broome.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
CB Jimmy Allen |
FB George Cummings |
M Tommy Wood |
M Alex Massie |
M Tom Griffiths |
W Jackie Williams |
W Eric Houghton |
F Dai Astley |
F Ronnie Dix |
F Bob Brocklebank |
Huddersfield Town
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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