1933–34 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1933–34 season
Manager	Billy Smith
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Semi-Finals

The 1933–34 English football season was Aston Villa's 42nd season in The Football League, Villa playing in the First Division. Billy Smith remained trophy-less going into his eighth season.^[1] Jimmy McMullan was appointed as manager when Billy Smith retired in May 1934.^[2]

On 30 December 1933, Villa drew 1–1 away Leicester City, Dai Astley equalizing in the final seconds of the game.^[3]

Both Second City derby matches were drawn. 0-0 away, 1-1 at home.^[4]

Tommy Gardner was the sole debutant this season.^[5]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	9	17	62	67	0.925	41
12	Stoke City	42	15	11	16	58	71	0.817	41
13	Aston Villa	42	14	12	16	78	75	1.040	40
14	Everton	42	12	16	14	62	63	0.984	40
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	74	86	0.860	40

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Notes	Scorers
26 Aug 1933	Leicester	Home	2–3	—	Dai Astley 65'; Pongo Waring 85' ^[6]
28 Aug 1933	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	2–1	—	Eric Houghton 35'; Dai Astley 86'
2 Sep 1933	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	2–3	—	Pongo Waring 56'; Dai Astley 57'
4 Sep 1933	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	1–0	—	Pongo Waring 3'
9 Sep 1933	Liverpool	Home	4–2	—	Dai Astley 4'; Eric Houghton 44' (pen); Alec Talbot 3–1; 4–2
16 Sep 1933	Chelsea	Away	0–1	—	None
23 Sep 1933	Sunderland	Home	2–1	—	Eric Houghton 37'; Dai Astley 65'
30 Sep 1933	Portsmouth	Away	2–3	—	Dai Astley 33'; Arthur Cunliffe 55'
7 Oct 1933	Huddersfield	Home	4–3	—	Eric Houghton 10', 52'; Dai Astley 29'; Pongo Waring 61'
14 Oct 1933	Stoke City	Away	1–1	—	Arthur Cunliffe 45'
21 Oct 1933	Manchester City	Away	0–1	—	None
28 Oct 1933	Arsenal	Home	2–3	—	Pongo Waring 65', 77'
4 Nov 1933	Leeds United	Away	4–2	—	Pongo Waring 10', 78'; Eric Houghton 46'; Dai Astley 80'
11 Nov 1933	Middlesbrough	Home	3–0	—	Eric Houghton 1–0; Joe Beresford 58'; Arthur Cunliffe 3–0
18 Nov 1933	Blackburn	Away	1–2	—	Arthur Cunliffe 19'
25 Nov 1933	Newcastle	Home	2–3	—	Pongo Waring 15'; Dai Astley 2–2
2 Dec 1933	Birmingham	Away	0–0	—	None
9 Dec 1933	Derby County	Home	0–2	—	None
16 Dec 1933	West Bromwich Albion	Away	1–2	—	Dai Astley 36'
23 Dec 1933	Everton	Home	2–1	—	Dai Astley 65'; Eric Houghton 80'
25 Dec 1933	Wolves	Home	6–2	—	Jack Mandley 7'; Dai Astley 15'; Pongo Waring 17'; Ronnie Dix 45'; 5–1; 6–2
26 Dec 1933	Wolves	Away	3–4	—	Reg Chester 27'; Ronnie Dix 2–3
30 Dec 1933	Leicester	Away	1–1	—	Dai Astley 89'
1 Jan 1934	Sheffield United	Away	3–3	—	Eric Houghton 7'; 2–2; Pongo Waring 87'
6 Jan 1934	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	1–5	—	Dai Astley 86'
20 Jan 1934	Liverpool	Away	3–2	—	Ronnie Dix 16'; Pongo Waring 23', 89'
3 Feb 1934	Sunderland	Away	1–5	—	Dai Astley 20'
7 Feb 1934	Chelsea	Home	2–0	—	Dai Astley 40'; Eric Houghton 60'
10 Feb 1934	Portsmouth	Home	1–1	—	Dai Astley 70'
21 Feb 1934	Huddersfield	Away	1–2	—	Arthur Cunliffe 30'
24 Feb 1934	Stoke City	Home	1–2	—	Joe Beresford 2'
7 Mar 1934	Manchester City	Home	0–0	—	None
10 Mar 1934	Arsenal	Away	2–3	—	Ronnie Dix 10'; Eric Houghton 25'
24 Mar 1934	Middlesbrough	Away	2–1	—	Eric Houghton 18'; Dai Astley 50'
31 Mar 1934	Blackburn	Home	1–1	—	Alec Talbot 70'
2 Apr 1934	Sheffield United	Home	3–0	—	Dai Astley 47'; Eric Houghton 55'; Joe Beresford 80'
7 Apr 1934	Newcastle	Away	1–1	—	Eric Houghton 87'
14 Apr 1934	Birmingham	Home	1–1	—	Ronnie Dix 3'
21 Apr 1934	Derby County	Away	1–1	—	Dai Astley 2'
28 Apr 1934	West Bromwich Albion	Home	4–4	—	Dai Astley 21'; Eric Houghton 48', 66' (pen); Joe Beresford 62'
30 Apr 1934	Leeds United	Home	3–0	—	Dai Astley 36', 56', 75'
5 May 1934	Everton	Away	2–2	—	Dai Astley 42'; Eric Houghton 68' ^[7]

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

Ronnie Dix 48 appearances
Harry Morton, 48 appearances, conceded 86
Eric Houghton, 47 appearances
Dai Astley, 44 appearances
Joe Nibloe, 40 appearances
Arthur Cunliffe 39 appearances
Danny Blair, 38 appearances
Billy Kingdon, 37 appearances
Alec Talbot, 33 appearances
Jimmy Gibson, 28 appearances
Pongo Waring, 28 appearances
Joe Beresford, 27 appearances
Tommy Wood, 20 appearances
Tommy Mort, 16 appearances
Tommy Gardner, 12 appearances
Billy Simpson, 11 appearances
George Brown, 6 appearances
Jack Mandley, 6 appearances
Billy Walker, 5 appearances
Bob Brocklebank, 3 appearances
Reg Chester, 2 appearances
Teddy Bowen, 2 appearances
Ernie Callaghan 2 appearances
Joe Tate, 1 appearance ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b AVFC History: 1933-34 season
^ News in Brief 12 May 1934 The Times
^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1934
^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1933-34
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1933-34

[avfc-1] AVFC History: 1933-34 season

[2] News in Brief 12 May 1934 The Times

[3] Association Football, The Times 1 January 1934

[4] "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[5] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[6] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1933-34

[7] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1933-34

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