1933–34 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Aston Villa 1933–34 Billy Smith President Patrick HannonAston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 Villa Park First Division 13th FA Cup Semi-Finals 1932–33 1934-35 Second City Derby 20--11--14 1932–33 1934-35 History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) 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.AVFC History: 1933-34 season Jimmy McMullan was appointed as manager when Billy Smith retired in May 1934.News in Brief 12 May 1934 The Times On 30 December 1933, Villa drew 1–1 away Leicester City, Dai Astley equalizing in the final seconds of the game.Association Football, The Times 1 January 1934 Both Second City derby matches were drawn. 0–0 away, 1–1 at home.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History 6 August 2023 Tommy Gardner was the sole debutant this season.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History League table First Division y AVL Matches Date Opponent Venue Score Notes Scorers 26 Aug 1933 Leicester Home 2–3 — Dai Astley 65'; Pongo Waring 85' https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1933-34 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' Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1933–34 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 See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season