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Game #1780
1935-36
Position:
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,371
Saturday, 28 December 1935
Villa lose for the fifth time in six as they concede four or more goals for the ninth time in twenty three League games under Jimmy McMullan.
Sheffield Wednesday
5-2
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Jackie Williams |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #1780
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Saturday, 28 December 1935
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-5 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LLWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
🟨 | 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 names the same line up for a third successive match.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
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 |
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 lose for the fifth time in six games as they end 1935 in desperate straits having recorded five wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty three games under Jimmy McMullan whilst conceding seventy four.
Meanwhile, forward Bob Brocklebank, 27, made the last of his twenty appearances for Villa across seven seasons with the club during which time he scored twice before moving on to Burnley in March 1936.
Villa lose for the fifth time in six as they concede four or more goals for the ninth time in twenty three League games under Jimmy McMullan.
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