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Game #1781

Aston Villa

6-4-14, 16 PTS

Wednesday, 1 January 1936

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Won

22nd

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

Division One

Sunderland

16-2-5, 34 PTS

Roker Park

Attendance: 34,476

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

Sunderland

1-3

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Aston Villa

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🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 January 1936

⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Ronnie Dix
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Ronnie Dix
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Alex Massie
🥅 | 68' Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland), Gallacher
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-3 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

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 January 1936
  • Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 18th time in the 19 fixtures they have played on 1st January.

  • Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 45 years.

  • Villa earn a point on New Years Day for only the sixth time in 19 games and win for only the 3rd time with their last victory having come in 1910.

  • Villa secure a second win in four as they open 1936 with a shock win over eventual champions Sunderland as Ronnie Dix scores a brace to make it three in as many games.

  • Villa open 1936 with a second win in four games as they beat eventual Champions Sunderland on New Years' Day to make it six wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty four games.

  • Meanwhile, forward Jack Palethorpe, 26, made the last of his six appearances for Villa before moving on to Crystal Palace in October 1936.

  • Villa now have a single clean sheet in 30 games.

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

🔴 F Jack Palethorpe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1935-36 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #364 |

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Sunderland

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1912-13

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
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Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1935-36 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 1 January 1936

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🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Management Committee 1935-1936
Referee: George Twist | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Westhoughton, 1935-1938
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Management Committee 1935-1936

Villa Career Form:

Management Committee 1935-1936

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: George Twist | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Westhoughton, 1935-1938

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Harry Morton, Billy Kingdon and Jack Palethorpe replace Fred Biddlestone, Dai Astley and Bob Brocklebank.

Referee

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

MANAGER

Management Committee 1935-1936

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Morton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tommy Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Tom Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jackie Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ronnie Dix | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jack Palethorpe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |

MANAGER

Johnny Cochrane | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Sunderland

Thorpe
Morrison
Hall
Thomson
Clarke
McNab
Davis
Carter
Gurney
Gallacher
Connor

Line Ups

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

Squad Bios

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 1 Jan 1936, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker

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MATCH VIDEO
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