Game #1778
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
Won
WLLLW
Division One
Huddersfield Town
Attendance: 46,095
VIlla Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 December 1935
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
Huddersfield Town
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 17 🟥 28 | 1.16
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
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 | 🏴 |
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 |
MANAGER
Clem Stephenson (ex) | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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