Game #1781
Wednesday, 1 January 1936
Attendance: 34,476
Won
Division One
Sunderland
LWLLW
Roker Park
Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.
Sunderland
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa open 1936 with a second win in four games as they beat eventual Champions Sunderland on New Years' Day to make it six wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty four games under Jimmy McMullan. Meanwhile, forward Jack Palethorpe, 26, made the last of his six appearances for Villa before moving on to Crystal Palace in October 1936.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Wednesday, 1 January 1936
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
TEAM NEWS
Harry Morton, Billy Kingdon and Jack Palethorpe replace Fred Biddlestone, Dai Astley and Bob Brocklebank.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton |
CB Jimmy Allen |
FB George Cummings |
M Tommy Wood |
M Alex Massie |
M Tom Griffiths |
M Billy Kingdon |
W Jackie Williams |
W Eric Houghton |
F Ronnie Dix |
F Jack Palethorpe |
Sunderland
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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