1933–34 Aston Villa F.C. season

1933–34 season of Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1933–34 football season

Aston Villa
1933–34 season
Manager	Billy Smith
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Semi-Finals
← 1932–33 1934-35 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
20--11--14
← 1932–33 1934-35 →

Aston Villa played the 1933–34 English football season in the Football League 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 v t e	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

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.

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