Game #1723
Aston Villa
4-1-4, 9 PTS
Saturday, 6 October 1934


Lost
11th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Grimsby Town
4-2-3, 10 PTS
Blundell Park
Attendance: 17,732
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Grimsby Town
5-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Jimmy Allen | 10' |
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 October 1934
🥅 | 1' Goal, 0-1, (Grimsby Town), Craven
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Jimmy Allen
🥅 | 11' Goal, 1-2, (Grimsby Town), Burley
🥅 | 12' Goal, 1-3, (Grimsby Town), Glover
🥅 | 29' Goal, 1-4, (Grimsby Town), Craven
🕒 | HT Grimsby Town 4-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-5, (Grimsby Town), Craven
🕒 | FT Grimsby Town 5-1 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
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 October 1934
Villa concede five and lose for the third time in six under Jimmy McMullan.
Villa concede in the first minute before equalising in the 10th minute only to then concede two in the following two minutes.
Villa's latest defeat, their fourth of the season ends an three game unbeaten run (two wins)
Villa now have just one clean sheet in nine games under McMullan, conceding 23.
Villa make it four wins, a draw and four defeats so far in 1934-25.
Villa fall back to joint 11th.
Billy Simpson made the last of his 29 appearances for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Cowdenbeath in July 1936.
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Billy Simpson | 🏴 | 1932-34 🕒 29 | ✅ 29 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #345 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Grimsby Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 6 October 1934
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🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: William Walden | 🏴 | Derby
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 1934-1935
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 1 🟥 4 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Walden | 🏴 | Derby, 1929-
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
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Beeson and Tommy Gardner replace Fred Butcher and Jimmy Gibson.
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MANAGER
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 | 1934-1935

Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB George Beeson | 🏴 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
M Billy Simpson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Archie Watkins | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Womack | 🏴 |

Grimsby Town
Tweedy
Kelly
Jacobson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Dyson
Bestall
Glover
Craven
Burley
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES

🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park


MATCH REPORTS









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