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Game #1801

Aston Villa

Saturday, 29 August 1936

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Won

DDLLW

Division Two

Swansea City

Vetch Field

Attendance: 25,189

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

Swansea Town

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Aston Villa

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🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 29 August 1936

Match Statistics

Not recorded

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 29 August 1936

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.

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

Swansea City

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Aston Villa

Swansea City

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FIXTURE HISTORY

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Swansea City

Previous 5 vs. Swansea: 🟩 🟩

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1936-37 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 29 August 1936

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MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DDLLW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Jimmy McMullan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1934-1936

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 87 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 22 🟥 37 | 1.22

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Jimmy McMullan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1934-1936

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MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Jimmy McMullan hands Andy Kerr his debut on the opening day.

Referee
Manager

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

MANAGER

Jimmy McMullan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1934-1936

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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 |

MANAGER

Neil Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Swansea City

Line Ups

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

SUBSTITUTES

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

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

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
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Red
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red

UNUSED

Unused
Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Reported

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 29 Aug 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

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MATCH VIDEO

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