Game #1715
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 25 August 1934
Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
1-0-0, 2 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 53,930
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 August 1934
🟢 | 1' Debut, George Beeson, Jimmy Allen
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham), Harris
🕒 | HT Birmingham 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham), Guest
⚽ | 87' Goal, 1-2, Pongo Waring
🕒 | FT Birmingham 2-1 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
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 August 1934
Jimmy McMullan makes an inauspicious start to life as Villa's first ever full time managerial appointment as his charges fall to defeat at the team with three names. Centre back Jimmy Allen and full back George Beeson made their Villa debuts aged 24 and 28 after moving from Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday in June 1934 and this month respectively.
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB George Beeson | 🏴 | #355 | Exchange from Wednesday
🟢 CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 | #356 | £10,775 signing from Portsmouth
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: ❌
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 25 August 1934
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🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 1934-1935
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 0 🟥 1 | 0.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
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
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
New boss Jimmy McMullan selects his first ever Villa a side and hands debuts to George Beeson and Jimmy Allen.
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 1934-1935
Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB George Beeson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
W Arthur Cunliffe | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Liddell | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
Hibbs
Booton
Hubbard
Stoker
Morrall
Calladine
Moffatt
Harris
Mangnall
Bradford
Guest
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 25 Aug 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's