Aston Villa
5-4-12, 14 PTS
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
1935-36
Won
4-1
Huddersfield Town
Division One
VIlla Park
Attendance: 46,095
๐ฉ 25 Dec 1935, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley (hat-trick) | Eric Houghton | 4-1 |
Assist(s) | Jackie Williams | 1-1 | Tommy Wood | 2-1 | Bob Brocklebank | 3-1 | Dai Astley | 4-1 |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 31 Aug 1935, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Sep 1935, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐ฅ 7 Sep 1935, Villa 0-3 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Sep 1935, Villa 2-7 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Sep 1935, Villa 5-1 Preston, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 16 Sep 1935, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Sep 1935, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Sep 1935, Villa 0-2 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 5 Oct 1935, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Oct 1935, Villa 1-2 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Oct 1935, Villa 0-7 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Oct 1935, Villa 2-4 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐ฅ 2 Nov 1935, Villa 2-6 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 9 Nov 1935, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐จ 16 Nov 1935, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 23 Nov 1935, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Nov 1935, Villa 4-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 7 Dec 1935, Villa 0-5 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 14 Dec 1935, Villa 1-7 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Dec 1935, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Dec 1935, Villa 4-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1935, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Dec 1935, Villa 2-5 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Jan 1936, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Jan 1936, Villa 0-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 18 Jan 1936, Villa 0-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
๐จ 25 Jan 1936, Villa 2-2 Brentford, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Feb 1936, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐จ 8 Feb 1936, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Feb 1936, Villa 3-4 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Feb 1936, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Mar 1936, Villa 3-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐จ 14 Mar 1936, Villa 3-3 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 21 Mar 1936, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1936, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Apr 1936, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Apr 1936, Villa 1-4 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1936, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 11 Apr 1936, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 13 Apr 1936, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฅ 18 Apr 1936, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Apr 1936, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
On This Day
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
Villa win for the second time in fourteen as Dai Astley hits a hat-trick and creates another to help them to a surprise win on Christmas Day 1935.
Villa celebrate Christmas 1935 beating high-flying Huddersfield to make it five wins, four draws and twelve defeats in twenty one games.
Villa now have a single clean sheet in 27 games.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Management Committee 1935-1936
Villa Career Form:
Game #1778
Match Record
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1935-1936
Referee: Jack Millward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1932-1935
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
Total ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ W15 (44% ) | ๐จ D9 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L10 (29% ) | โฝ 65 | ๐ฅ 46 | GD 19
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 8' Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Wilf Bott
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Jackie Williams
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Tommy Wood
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Huddersfield Town
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Bob Brocklebank
โฝ | Goal, 4-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Dai Astley
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Officials
Referee: Jack Millward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1932-1935
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Management Committee 1935-1936
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tom Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Jackie Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Huddersfield Town
Clem Stephenson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Hugh Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Benny Craig | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Reg Mountford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ken Willingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Alf Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jock Wightman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Buster Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Albert Beech | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Wilf Bott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Alf Lythgoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Reg Chester (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 2 |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jack Palethorpe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | septic toe
Fred Biddlestone, Jimmy Allen and Bob Brocklebank replace Harry Morton, Danny Blair and Frank Broome.
Huddersfield Town
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tom Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Jackie Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Huddersfield Town
Goalkeepers
GK Hugh Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D Benny Craig | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Reg Mountford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ken Willingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Alf Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jock Wightman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Buster Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Albert Beech | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Wilf Bott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Alf Lythgoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Reg Chester (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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Sub 3
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1935-36
First Team Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Tom Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #361 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Charlie Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #369 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W John Maund | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #368 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB Norman Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #360 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #354 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Arthur Cunliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #352 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Gordon Hodgson | ๐ฟ๐ฆ | #367 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #355 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #356 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Alex Massie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #366 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Jimmy McLuckie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #358 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Charlie Drinkwater | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #363 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Jackie Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #365 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
Forward
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F Jack Palethorpe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #364 |
Forward
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F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |
Forward
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Matchday Programme
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