Game #1654
Aston Villa
17-6-7, 40 PTS
Wednesday, 8 March 1933


Lost
3rd
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
11-5-13, 27 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,868
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s
Birmingham
3-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 54' |
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 March 1933
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham), Briggs
🕒 | HT Birmingham 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham), Bradford
⚽ | 54' Goal, 1-2, George Brown, Assist by Eric Houghton
🥅 | 62' Goal, 1-3, (Birmingham), Bradford
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-3, Jack Mandley
🕒 | FT Birmingham 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 March 1933
Villa concede a minute either side of half time and cannot do enough to grab a last gasp equaliser despite pressurising the home side's defence.
Villa lose for the second successive game time and the third time in four League games despite Jack Mandley's second goal in three.
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Birmingham City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #304 |
Wednesday, 8 March 1933
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: E. C. Carswell | 🏴 | Lichfield
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 303 | 🟩 | 152 🟨 53 🟥 98 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: E. C. Carswell | 🏴 | Lichfield
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Danny Blair, Ernie Callaghan, Billy Simpson, Jack Mandley and George Brown replace Joe Nibloe, Tommy Wood, Billy Kingdon, Reg Chester and Pongo Waring.
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Billy Simpson | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 |
F George Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Leslie Knighton | 🏴 |

Birmingham City
Hibbs
Booton
Barkas
Stoker
Morrall
Calladine
Briggs
Grosvenor
Bradford
Gregg
Curtis
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Harry Morton | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 8 Mar 1933, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew’s
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS









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