Game #1801
Saturday, 29 August 1936
Attendance: 25,189
Won
Division Two
Swansea City
DDLLW
Vetch Field
Frank Broome scores a brace in Villa's first ever season in the second tier of English football as they open the campaign with a win.
Swansea Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Frank Broome scores a brace in Villa's first ever season in the second tier of English football as they open the campaign with a win.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa open their first ever season in the second tier with Jimmy McMullan still in charge despite relegation in 1935-36 as they open the campaign with a win. Meanwhile, winger Andy Kerr made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Medomsley Juniors in July 1936.
Aston Villa
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swansea City
Previous 5 vs. Swansea: | - | - | - | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 29 August 1936
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DDLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Swansea City
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy McMullan hands Andy Kerr his debut on the opening day.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB George Beeson |
FB George Cummings |
M Tommy Gardner |
M Alex Massie |
M Tom Griffiths |
W Eric Houghton |
W Andy Kerr |
CF Frank Broome |
F Dai Astley |
F Gordon Hodgson |
Swansea City
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 Reported
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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