Aston Villa
13-9-20, 35 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1936
1935-36
21st
Lost
2-4
Blackburn Rovers
12-9-20, 33 PTS
Division One
VIlla Park
Attendance: 27,378
๐ฅ 25 Apr 1936, Villa 2-4 Blackburn, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | 33' | Eric Houghton | 52' (pen) |
Assist(s) | Dai Astley | 33' |
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
Saturday, 25 April 1936
Villa lose for the sixth time in nineteen in 1936 under the management committee structure winning eight but it is not enough to save Villa and they are relegated to the second tier for the first time in their history.
That however doesnโt tell the full story as 1936 had proved far stronger than 1935 with Villa recording eight wins in nineteen League games compared to five in twenty three in 1935 whilst Villa fell to six defeats across the period having lost fourteen prior to New Yearsโ Day.
Those first twenty three games had seen seventy four goals conceded compared to thirty six in the final nineteen and Villa conceded four or more goals on only two occasions in 1936 compared to nine times in 1935 including three games where they conceded seven.
This famous club with six FA Cups and six League Titles would play in the second tier of English football for the first time in the 1936-37 season.
The only bright spot of the season was Villaโs remarkable attendance figures - averaging 41,852 across the season.
The game itself saw perhaps Villa's worst half of football of the season as they were well beaten by wooden spooner's Blackburn. Two nil down after 10 minutes, 0-3 behind after 20' before Frank Broome grabs a consolation to leave Villa trailing 1-3 at half time.
Seven minutes into the second half Villa are given a lifeline as Eric Houghton converts a penalty for hands triggering sustained pressure previously unseen from the home side. Blackburn though get a late fourth and Villa's top flight status is meekly surrendered.
Villa end the season on 35 points, two points ahead of the victors Blackburn and a point from safety.
Midfielder Billy Kingdon, 30, made the last of his 240 appearances for Villa before moving on to Southampton in June 1936.
Winger Jackie Williams, 25, made his seventeenth and final appearance before moving on to Ipswich Town in July 1936.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Management Committee 1935-1936
Villa Career Form:
Game #1800
Match Record
Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 25 April 1936
Game Record
Manager: Management Committee 1935-1936
Referee: J. C. Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ashton-under-Lyne, 1931-1936
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-4
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 91 | ๐ฉ W40 (44% ) | ๐จ D19 | ๐บ(65% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (35% ) | โฝ 181 | ๐ฅ 164 | GD 17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1927โ28
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-36 ๐ 241 | โ
241 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 11 | ๐บ - | #319 |
๐ด W Jackie Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1935-36 ๐ 17 | โ
17 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ 5 | ๐บ - | #365 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Tommy Sale
๐ฅ
| 10' Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Wally Halsall
๐ฅ
| 20' Goal, 0-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Ernie Thompson
โฝ | 33 Goal, 1-3, Frank Broome, Assist by Dai Astley
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
โฝ | 52 Goal, 2-3, Eric Houghton (pen)
๐ฅ
| 76' Goal, 2-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Tommy Sale
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Blackburn Rovers
Officials
Referee: J. C. Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ashton-under-Lyne, 1931-1936
Linesmen: M. J. A. Tucker (Nottingham); A. A. H. Webb (Cirencester)
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 |
LB George Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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 ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Blackburn Rovers
Arthur Barritt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Pratt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Jimmy Gorman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Walter Crook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Arnold Whiteside | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Norman Christie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Wally Halsall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Jack Bruton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jack Beattie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ernie Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Sale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Tucker Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 4 |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gordon Hodgson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jimmy Allen and Ronnie Dix replace Ernie Callaghan and Gordon Hodgson.
Blackburn Rovers
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 Billy Kingdon | 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 ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Frank Broome | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Blackburn Rovers
Goalkeepers
GK John Pratt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenfers
D Jimmy Gorman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Walter Crook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Norman Christie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Arnold Whiteside | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Wally Halsall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jack Bruton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Jack Beattie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ernie Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tommy Sale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tucker Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
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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
Where are they now?
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
Where are they now?
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
Where are they now?
F Jack Palethorpe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #364 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Ronnie Dix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #353 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Matchday Programme
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