1935–36 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) Aston Villa 1935–36 Jimmy McMullan President Patrick Hannon Aston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 Villa Park First Division 21st FA Cup Third round 1934–35 1936-37 Second City Derby 21--12--16 1934–35 1938-39 The 1935–36 English football season was Aston Villa's 44th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the Football League First Division. This was manager Jimmy McMullan's 2nd. season. After 11 matches (3W 6L 2D) McMullan was sacked after with no new manager appointed that season.https://www.avfc.co.uk/history/timeline/ Aston Villa Football Club | the official club website Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers were relegated from the First Division and therefore became the last two founder members of the Football League to lose top flight status for the first time. At the start of the season The Times had tipped Villa as a Championship contender.Association Football The Times, 31 August 1935 Gordon Hodgson transferred to Aston Villa on 8 January 1936 and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for the Villans.http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/648.html Aston Villa Player Database Astonvillaplayerdatabase.com 2 April 2015 Hodgson made his Villa debut in a 3–0 defeat against Preston North End at Deepdale on 18 January 1936.http://www.11v11.com/players/gordon-hodgson-45721/team/aston-villa/#clubmatches Gordon Hodgson 11v11.com 2 April 2015 His first goal for Villa came in a 4–3 defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 February 1936. He was relegated with Aston Villa at the end of the 1935–36 season, his four goals in 15 league appearances not enough to help them beat the drop. There were debuts for Alex Massie, Norman Young,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/norman-young Tom Griffiths, George Cummings, Charlie Drinkwater, Jack Palethorpe, Jackie Williams, John Maund, Gordon Hodgson and Charlie Phillips.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Table 1935–36 Football League First Division y AVL Matches 31 August 1935 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1758 Sheffield Wednesday Arthur Cunliffe 72' Villa Park L 4 September 1935 Middlesbrough 2–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1759 Aston Villa Pongo Waring 28'; Eric Houghton Ayresome Park W 7 September 1935 Portsmouth 3–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1760 Aston Villa Fratton Park L 9 September 1935 Aston Villa 2–7 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1761 Middlesbrough Ronnie Dix 46'; Ronnie Dix 70' Villa Park L 14 September 1935 Aston Villa 5–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1762 Preston North End Eric Houghton (pen) 39'; Dai Astley 44'; Dai Astley 48'; Pongo Waring 53'; Billy Kingdon 89' Villa Park W 16 September 1935 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1763 Sunderland Pongo Waring 38' Villa Park D 21 September 1935 Brentford 1–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1764 Aston Villa Pongo Waring 20'; Dai Astley 39' Griffin Park W 28 September 1935 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1765 Derby County Villa Park L 5 October 1935 Everton 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1766 Aston Villa Frank Broome 50'; Frank Broome 70' Goodison Park D 12 October 1935 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1767 Bolton Wanderers Eric Houghton (pen) 80' Villa Park L 19 October 1935 Aston Villa 0–7 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1768 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park L 26 October 1935 Leeds United 4–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1769 Aston Villa Dai Astley 8'; Ronnie Dix 30' Elland Road L 2 November 1935 Aston Villa 2–6 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1770 Grimsby Town Jimmy McLuckie 54'; Eric Houghton 76' Villa Park L 9 November 1935 Liverpool 3–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1771 Aston Villa Eric Houghton 37'; Frank Broome 87' Anfield L 16 November 1935 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1772 Chelsea Charlie Drinkwater 5'; Jack Palethorpe 58' Villa Park D 23 November 1935 Birmingham 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1773 Aston Villa Dai Astley 9'; Dai Astley 24' St Andrew’s D In the Second City derby Villa held Birmingham to a draw at St Andrews before beating them 2–1 at Villa Park.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History 30 November 1935 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1774 Stoke City Ronnie Dix 37'; Jackie Williams 50'; Eric Houghton 66'; Jackie Williams 86' Villa Park W 7 December 1935 Manchester City 5–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1775 Aston Villa Maine Road L 14 December 1935 Aston Villa 1–7 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1776 Arsenal Jack Palethorpe 64' Villa Park L 21 December 1935 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1777 Aston Villa Frank Broome 87' Ewood Park L 25 December 1935 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1778 Huddersfield Town Dai Astley (3); Eric Houghton Villa Park W 26 December 1935 Huddersfield Town 4–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1779 Aston Villa Ronnie Dix Leeds Road L 28 December 1935 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1780 Aston Villa Eric Houghton 2'; Jackie Williams 20' Hillsborough L 1 January 1936 Sunderland 1–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1781 Aston Villa Ronnie Dix 32'; Alex Massie Roker Park W 4 January 1936 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1782 Portsmouth Dai Astley 5'; Dai Astley 13'; Eric Houghton 64'; Eric Houghton 85' Villa Park W 18 January 1936 Preston North End 3–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1784 Aston Villa Deepdale L 25 January 1936 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1785 Brentford Jackie Williams 26' Villa Park D 1 February 1936 Derby County 1–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1786 Aston Villa Charlie Phillips 20'; Jackie Williams 35'; Dai Astley 71' Baseball Ground W 8 February 1936 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1787 Everton Dai Astley 44' Villa Park D 15 February 1936 Bolton Wanderers 4–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1788 Aston Villa Gordon Hodgson 6'; Dai Astley 68'; Eric Houghton 88' Burnden Park L 29 February 1936 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1789 Liverpool Gordon Hodgson 10'; John Maund 49'; Dai Astley 57' Villa Park W 7 March 1936 Stoke City 2–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1790 Aston Villa Dai Astley 6'; Dai Astley 8'; Charlie Phillips 44' Victoria Ground W 14 March 1936 Aston Villa 3–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1791 Leeds United Dai Astley 9'; Alex Massie 23'; John Maund 83' Villa Park D 21 March 1936 Chelsea 1–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1792 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge L 28 March 1936 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1793 Birmingham Frank Broome 58'; Frank Broome 69' Villa Park W In the Second City derby Villa held Birmingham to a draw at St Andrews before beating them 2–1 at Villa Park. 1 April 1936 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1794 Aston Villa Dai Astley 35'; Frank Broome 80'; Frank Broome 84' The Hawthorns W 4 April 1936 Grimsby Town 4–1 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1795 Aston Villa Frank Broome 40' Blundell Park L 10 April 1936 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1796 Wolverhampton Wanderers Eric Houghton 2'; Frank Broome 9'; Frank Broome 59'; Dai Astley 74' Villa Park W 11 April 1936 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1797 Manchester City Eric Houghton 11'; Gordon Hodgson 12' Villa Park D 13 April 1936 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1798 Aston Villa Gordon Hodgson; Eric Houghton 44' Molineux D 18 April 1936 Arsenal 1–0 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1799 Aston Villa Highbury L 25 April 1936 Aston Villa 2–4 https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/1800 Blackburn Rovers Frank Broome 33'; Eric Houghton (pen) 52' Villa Park L Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1935–36 FA Cup The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at the Third round along with Stockport County, Millwall and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 January 1936. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate11Aston Villa0–1Huddersfield Town11 January 1936 See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season Category:Long stubs with short prose