W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Winger
1932-35 ๐ 21 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ - | #347 |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1932-35 | Free |
Football League First Division |
๐ 21 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ - | #347 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Arthur Dennis Watkins
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 June 1912 | Stapleford ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

n/a
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Stapleford FC
Notts County
James and Barnes FC
Loughborough FC
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932-33 | November 1932 | 20 | Free | Loughborough ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Played Under
Managers

Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Jimmy McMullan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 4.20 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Competition Record






๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932-33 | 20 | D1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
1933-34 | 21 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
1934-35 | 22 | D1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
1935-36 | 23 | D1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1932-33 | 10 December 1932 | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1932-33 | 10 December 1932 | Billy Smith ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1935-36 | 16 September 1935 | 23 | Jimmy McMullan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1935-36 | 16 September 1935 | Jimmy McMullan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936-37 | July 1936 | 24 | Free | Reading ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Jimmy Hogan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
1936- Reading
Football League Third Division South
Retired
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Quotes

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Biography
Player #347 for Aston Villa, Arthur Dennis Watkins, known as Archie Watkins an Dennis Watkins, played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Archie played for Villa between 1932-33 and 1935-36 making 21 appearances, scoring 5 times.
Archie was born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire on 28 June 1912 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 10 December 1932 aged 20.
Villa had signed Archie from Loughborough in November 1932.
Archie made 8 league appearances in his debut season but missed the whole of 1933-34 before having his most productive season the following year, 1934-35, with 4 goals in 11 appearances.
Archie played his final game for Villa on 16 September 1935 aged 23 before moving on to Reading in July 1936.
Archie had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee, Villaโs first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.
Archie passed away in 1983 aged 71.

Died
1983, Aged 71
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Appearances
21

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Starts
21

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Goals Scored
5

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Assists Made

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
Matches

W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐จ 10 Dec 1932, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road


Game #1639
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: J. W. Rennie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oldham
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #289 |
Saturday, 10 December 1932
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton (pen) | 51' |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Potts
G. Milburn
J. Milburn
Edwards
Hart
Copping
Mahon
Hydes
Keetley
Furness
Cochrane
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Archie Watkins
๐ฅ
| 39โ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Hydes
๐ | HT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 51โ Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton, pen
๐ | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa stop a brace of heavy defeats but are held at Elland Road
Leeds open the scoring against the run of play but a second half penalty squares things up as Eric Houghton scores from the spot
Villa make it ten wins and five draws in eighteen this season.
Villa have now scored 46 goals in 18 games so far in 1932-33 but have conceded 30, 23 of which have come in their last 7 games.
Villa are now without a clean sheet in seven and have six clean sheets in 18.
Villa remain 2nd but now share that position with Sheffield Wednesday but without a win in three they are now five points behind leaders Arsenal.
Winger Archie Watkins makes his Villa debut aged 20 after moving from Stapleford in November.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 17 Dec 1932, Villa 4-0 Blackburn, Villa Park


Game #1640
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Stan Boardman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hale
HT Score: ๐ฉ 4-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #290 |
Saturday, 17 December 1932
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 18' | 3-0 | George Brown | 23' | 4-0 |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 18' | Jimmy Gibson | 23' | 4-0 |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Gormlie
Gorman
Jones
Whiteside
Carver
McLean
Bruton
Dix
Thompson
Turner
Cunliffe
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
โฝ | 18' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | 23' Goal, 2-0, George Brown, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Dai Astley
โฝ | Goal, 4-0, George Brown, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
๐ | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
On This Day
Dai Astley scores his fifth in four games as Villa record a first win in four games and their eleventh in nineteen.
Villa make it eleven wins, five draws and three defeats in their nineteen division one games so far this season.
Villa have now scored 50 goals in 19 games so far in 1932-33 conceding 30
Villa claim their first clean sheet in eight and now have seven clean sheets in 19 games.
With Sheffield Wednesday losing Villa make second place their own but they remain five points behind leaders Arsenal.
Up next are third placed Derby, one point behind, at the Baseball Ground.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐จ 24 Dec 1932, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground


Game #1641
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: F. Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #291 |
Saturday, 24 December 1932
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wilkes
Cooper
Collin
Nicholas
Barker
Keen
A. H. Fabian
Alderman
Bowers
Ramage
Duncan
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa are held to a goalless draw at the Baseball Ground Villa
Villa draw a blank for only the third time this season - all in draws
Villa make it eleven wins and six draws in twenty games.
Villa claim their second successive clean sheet and now have eight clean sheets in 20 games this season.
Despite remaining second the gap to leaders Arsenal is six points
Up next are the traditional Christmas back to back fixtures with Wolves who prop up the table with nine points.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1932, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Villa Park


Game #1642
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Bristow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stafford
HT Score:
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #292 |
Monday, 26 December 1932
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 11' |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ | โ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wildman
Lowton
J. Smith
Rhodes
Nelson
Richards
Crook
Bottrill
Hartill
Deacon
Barraclough
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
โฝ | 11' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Deacon
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
๐ฅ
| 46' Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Crook
๐ | 47' Player retires from field of play with injury, Dai Astley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Deacon
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in four despite Dai Astley's goal after the Welsh forward is forced to retire through injury just minutes into the second half and Villa have to see out the game with 10 men.
It is another surprise defeat for Villa against bottom of the pile Wolves
Villa lose for the second time at home this season but it's the second time in three as form falters again.
Villa now have a single victory in six having recorded ten in their first 15 games.
Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and four defeats in their twenty one division one games so far in 1932-33
Villa have now scored 51 goals in 21 games so far in 1932-33 conceding 33.
After their latest defeat, Villa have to once again share second place, six points behind leaders Arsenal, with Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds.
Villa face the return leg against Wolves tomorrow.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 21 Jan 1933, Villa 5-2 Liverpool, Villa Park


Game #1648
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur H Adams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nottingham
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #298 |
Saturday, 21 January 1933
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1' | 3-1 | Eric Houghton | 8' | Jimmy Gibson | 4-2 | Joe Beresford | 5-2 |
Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 1' | Pongo Waring | 8' | 5-2 | Archie Watkins | 3-1 | Eric Houghton | 4-2 |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |

Scott
Steel
Done
Bradshaw
Morrison
McDougall
Taylor
Hodgson
Bruton
Roberts
Hanson
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 1โ Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker (40 Seconds)
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ฅ
| 16โ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), Hodgson
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Archie Watkins
๐ฅ
| 30โ Goal, 3-2, (Liverpool), Roberts
๐ | HT Aston Villa 3-2 Liverpool
โฝ | Goal, 4-2, Jimmy Gibson, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | Goal, 5-2, Joe Beresford, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Liverpool
On This Day
Pongo Waring makes his first appearance of the season and scores after 40 seconds
Waring then creates Villa's second after 8 minutes before going on to score and create another two as Liverpool are crushed at Villa Park.
Villa record a fourth successive League victory to make it fifteen wins, six draws and four defeats in their twenty five division one games so far this season.
Villa have now scored three or more goals 13 times in 25 league games this season and four or more on eight occasions.
In total Villa have now scored 64 League goals in 25 games so far in 1932-33.
Villa's win keeps them second but they now have a game in hand on leaders Arsenal and close the gap to three points.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 4 Feb 1933, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park


Game #1650
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: G. Hamilton-Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #300 |
Saturday, 4 February 1933
Scorer(s) | George Brown | 4' | Archie Watkins | 26' | Pongo Waring | 60' | 61' |
Assist(s) | Archie Watkins | 4' | 60' | Eric Houghton | 26' |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

McHugh
Mackie
W. Smith
Nichol
Allen
Thackerey
Worrall
McCarthy
Weddle
Easson
Rutherford
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 4' Goal, 1-0, George Brown, Assist by Archie Watkins
โฝ | 26' Goal, 2-0, Archie Watkins, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
โฝ | 60' Goal, 3-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Archie Watkins
โฝ | 61' Goal, 4-0, Pongo Waring
๐ฅ
| 63โ Goal, 4-1, (Portsmouth), Worrall
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Portsmouth
On This Day
Pongo Waring scores a second successive League brace whilst Archie Watkins creates two and scores one.
Villa record a fifth consecutive victory in division one to make it sixteen wins, six draws and four defeats in their twenty six division one games so far this season.
Villa have now scored three or more goals 14 times in 26 league games this season and four or more on nine occasions.
In total Villa have now scored 68 League goals in 26 games so far in 1932-33.
Villa's win keeps them second but they now have two games in hand on leaders Arsenal who are now four points head.
Up next are relegation candidates Leicester - teams that Billy Smith's charges have struggled with throughout the season.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 9 Feb 1933, Villa 0-3 Leicester, Filbert Street


Game #1651
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #301 |
Thursday, 9 February 1933
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

McLaren
Black
Osborne
Smith
Heywood
Ritchie
Adcock
Maw
Campbell
Lochhead
Barry
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Maw
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Maw
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Maw
๐ | HT Leicester City 3-0 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Leicester City 3-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa are humiliated by bottom club Leicester at Filbert Street as Harry Morton saves them from an even larger defeat.
Villa lose for the first time in six League games to make it sixteen wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty seven division one games so far this season.
Villa fall to third in the table, four points behind leaders Arsenal and two behind Wednesday but still with games in hand.
For Villa it is the first time in 1932-33 that they have dropped out of the top two.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 18 Apr 1933, Villa 3-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


Game #1662
Division One
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: T. Snape | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Swindon
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #312 |
Tuesday, 18 April 1933
Scorer(s) | Tommy Wood | 30' | George Brown | 67' | 85' |
Assist(s) | Archie Watkins | 30' |
Teams

GK Ken Tewkesbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
FB Joe Nibloe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |

McInroy
Nelson
Fairhurst
McKenzie
Davidson
Weaver
Cape
Murray
Richardson
McMenemy
Lang
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Ken Tewkesbury
โฝ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Wood, Assist by Archie Watkins
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
โฝ | 67' Goal, 2-0, George Brown
โฝ | 85' Goal, 3-0, George Brown
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle United
On This Day
Villa win the second instalment of the 24 hour double header with fellow third placed team Newcastle.
Villa win for the sixth time in thirteen
Villa make it twenty one wins, seven draws and ten defeats in their thirty eight division one games so far in 1932-33.
Villa have now scored three or more goals 16 times in 38 league games this season and four or more on nine occasions.
Villa keep their second clean sheet in three and their twelfth of the season.
Villa make second place their own, six points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand but Arsenal realistically have the title wrapped up and the focus now is on securing the runners up spot for the second time in three seasons under Billy Smith.
Goalkeeper Harry Morton misses his first game after 70 consecutive appearances since November 1931.
Goalkeeper Ken Tewkesbury makes his sole appearance for Villa after moving from Birmingham in December 1931.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 8 Sep 1934, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street


Game #1719
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: George Denton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northampton
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-5
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 8 September 1934
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

McLaren
Black
Jones
Smith
Sharman
Ritchie
Summers
Mills
Chandler
Lochhead
Liddle
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 20' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Chandler
๐ | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Chandler
๐ฅ
| 57' Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Chandler
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 0-4, (Leicester City), Liddle
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-5, (Leicester City), Liddle
๐ | FT Leicester City 5-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa side concede five for the second successive game
Villa make it two wins and three defeats in five games as Jimmy McMullan's start to life as manager continues to underwhelm.
Villa are yet to keep a clean sheet under McMullan and have conceded ten goals in two games and 15 in five.
Villa slump to 17th position in the table but are level on points with 6 other clubs.
Forward George Brown made his 129th and final appearance for Villa aged 31 during which time he scored 90 goals before moving on to Burnley in October.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐จ 15 Sep 1934, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park


Game #1720
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: F. Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 15 September 1934
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 20' |
Assist(s) | Joe Beresford | 20' |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Middleton
Murray
Shaw
Thomson
Johnston
Hastings
Davis
Carter
Gurney
Gallacher
Connor
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Joe Beresford
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
๐ฅ
| 73' Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Allen
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland
On This Day
Dai Astley scores his second of the season on his return from injury as Villa recover from consecutive five goal defeats to draw at home with early leaders Sunderland.
Villa now have two wins, a draw and three defeats in his first six games.
Villa are yet to keep a clean sheet under McMullan and have conceded sixteen goals in six games
Villa sit joint 13th in the table.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 22 Sep 1934, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane


Game #1721
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 22 September 1934
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 15' | Eric Houghton | 75' |
Assist(s) | Dai Astley | 15' |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Fred Butcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

Nichols
Channel
King
Day
Rowe
Evans T.
McCormick
O'Callaghan
Brain
Hall
Evans W.
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Fred Butcher
โฝ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Dai Astley
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 75' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa collect their first away points of the season at the fourth attempt and keep their first clean sheet under Jimmy McMullan after seven games.
Villa secure their first win in four and third of the campaign as they beat a Tottenham side that would be relegated at the end of the season.
Pongo Waring scores his fourth of the campaign and Eric Houghton scores his 99th League goal for Villa.
Villa make it three wins, a draw and three defeats in his first seven games.
Up next are joint leaders Preston at Villa Park.
Left back Fred Butcher made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Wombwell FC in April 1931.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฉ 29 Sep 1934, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park


Game #1722
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: Herbert Mee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Mansfield
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 29 September 1934
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 25' | 46' | 81' | Pongo Waring | 87' |
Assist(s) | Pongo Waring | 81' |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Fred Butcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |

Holdcroft
Hough
?
Shankly
Tremelling
Milne
Critchley
?
Maxwell
Kelly
Pears
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 25' Goal, 1-0, Dai Astley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Frank Beresford
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
โฝ | 46' Goal, 2-1, Dai Astley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-2, (Preston North End), Maxwell
โฝ | 81' Goal, 3-2, Dai Astley, Assist by Pongo Waring
โฝ | 87' Goal, 4-2, Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Preston North End
On This Day
Dai Astley hits a hat-trick as Villa record successive wins for the second time this season.
Villa make it four wins, a draw and three defeats in sp far in 1934-35.
Villa score four for the first time under Jimmy McMullan but now have just one clean sheet in eight games, conceding 18.
Villa's upturn in form sees them climb to joint 7th with Grimsby, one point behind, up next.
Left back Fred Butcher made his second and final appearance for Villa, seven days after his debut aged 24, before moving on to Blackpool in August 1936.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 6 Oct 1934, Villa 1-5 Grimsby, Blundell Park


Game #1723
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1935
Referee: William Walden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 6 October 1934
Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | 10' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy Allen | 10' |
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Tommy Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Tweedy
Kelly
Jacobson
Hall
Betmead
Buck
Dyson
Bestall
Glover
Craven
Burley
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 1' Goal, 0-1, (Grimsby Town), Craven
โฝ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Dai Astley, Assist by Jimmy Allen
๐ฅ
| 11' Goal, 1-2, (Grimsby Town), Burley
๐ฅ
| 12' Goal, 1-3, (Grimsby Town), Glover
๐ฅ
| 29' Goal, 1-4, (Grimsby Town), Craven
๐ | HT Grimsby Town 4-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 75' Goal, 1-5, (Grimsby Town), Craven
๐ | FT Grimsby Town 5-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
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.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 25 Dec 1934, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


Game #1735
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1936
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Tuesday, 25 December 1934
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Jackson
Odell
Macaulay
Allous
Craig
Watkin
Spence
Argus
Bambrick
Gibson
Barraclough
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea)
๐ | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea)
๐ | FT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Jimmy McMullan's Villa extend their winless run to five, losing three, scoring four and conceding ten.
Villa fail to score at Stamford Bridge to make it eight wins, five draws and eight defeats in twenty one under Jimmy McMullan
Villa now have two clean sheets in twenty one games under McMullan, conceding 49.
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #347 |
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1934, Villa 0-3 Chelsea, Villa Park


Game #1736
Division One
Manager: Jimmy McMullan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Falkirk, 1934-1936
Referee: George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1934
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB George Beeson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Archie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Jackson
Odell
Barber
Allum
Craig
Miller
Spence
Argue
Bambrick
Gibson
Barraclough
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Bambrick
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Barraclough
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea), George Beeson o.g.