1935–36 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1935–36 English football season was Aston Villa's 44th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the Football League First Division.
| 1935–36 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Patrick Hannon [1] |
| Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
| Stadium | Villa Park |
| First Division | 21st |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| 21--12--16 | |
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.[2] 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.[3]
Gordon Hodgson transferred to Aston Villa on 8 January 1936 and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for the Villans.[4] Hodgson made his Villa debut in a 3–0 defeat against Preston North End at Deepdale on 18 January 1936.[5] His first goal for Villa came in a 4–3 defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 February 1936.[5] 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,[6] Tom Griffiths, George Cummings, Charlie Drinkwater, Jack Palethorpe, Jackie Williams, John Maund, Gordon Hodgson and Charlie Phillips.[7]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 38 | |
| 19 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 38 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 0.736 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Matches
| 31 August 1935 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Villa Park |
| Arthur Cunliffe 72' | Report |
| 4 September 1935 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Ayresome Park |
| Report | Pongo Waring 28'; Eric Houghton |
| 7 September 1935 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Fratton Park |
| Report |
| 9 September 1935 | Aston Villa | 2–7 | Middlesbrough | Villa Park |
| Ronnie Dix 46', 70' | Report |
| 14 September 1935 | Aston Villa | 5–1 | Preston North End | Villa Park |
| Eric Houghton (pen) 39'; Dai Astley 44', 48'; Pongo Waring 53'; Billy Kingdon 89' | Report |
| 16 September 1935 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Sunderland | Villa Park |
| Pongo Waring 38' | Report |
| 21 September 1935 | Brentford | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Griffin Park |
| Report | Pongo Waring 20'; Dai Astley 39' |
| 28 September 1935 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Derby County | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 5 October 1935 | Everton | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park |
| Report | Frank Broome 50', 70' |
| 12 October 1935 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| Eric Houghton (pen) 80' | Report |
| 19 October 1935 | Aston Villa | 0–7 | West Bromwich Albion | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 26 October 1935 | Leeds United | 4–2 | Aston Villa | Elland Road |
| Report | Dai Astley 8'; Ronnie Dix 30' |
| 2 November 1935 | Aston Villa | 2–6 | Grimsby Town | Villa Park |
| Jimmy McLuckie 54'; Eric Houghton 76' | Report |
| 9 November 1935 | Liverpool | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Anfield |
| Report | Eric Houghton 37'; Frank Broome 87' |
| 16 November 1935 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Chelsea | Villa Park |
| Charlie Drinkwater 5'; Jack Palethorpe 58' | Report |
| 23 November 1935 | Birmingham | 2–2 | Aston Villa | St Andrew’s |
| Report | Dai Astley 9'; Dai Astley 24' | |||
| Note: In the Second City derby Villa held Birmingham to a draw at St Andrews before beating them 2–1 at Villa Park.[8] | ||||
| 30 November 1935 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Stoke City | Villa Park |
| Ronnie Dix 37'; Jackie Williams 50'; Eric Houghton 66'; Jackie Williams 86' | Report |
| 7 December 1935 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Aston Villa | Maine Road |
| Report |
| 14 December 1935 | Aston Villa | 1–7 | Arsenal | Villa Park |
| Jack Palethorpe 64' | Report |
| 21 December 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park |
| Report | Frank Broome 87' |
| 25 December 1935 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Huddersfield Town | Villa Park |
| Dai Astley (3); Eric Houghton | Report |
| 26 December 1935 | Huddersfield Town | 4–1 | Aston Villa | Leeds Road |
| Report | Ronnie Dix |
| 28 December 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Aston Villa | Hillsborough |
| Report | Eric Houghton 2'; Jackie Williams 20' |
| 1 January 1936 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Roker Park |
| Report | Ronnie Dix 32'; Alex Massie |
| 4 January 1936 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Portsmouth | Villa Park |
| Dai Astley 5'; Dai Astley 13'; Eric Houghton 64'; Eric Houghton 85' | Report |
| 18 January 1936 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Deepdale |
| Report |
| 25 January 1936 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Brentford | Villa Park |
| Jackie Williams 26' | Report |
| 1 February 1936 | Derby County | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground |
| Report | Charlie Phillips 20'; Jackie Williams 35'; Dai Astley 71' |
| 8 February 1936 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | Villa Park |
| Dai Astley 44' | Report |
| 15 February 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–3 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park |
| Report | Gordon Hodgson 6'; Dai Astley 68'; Eric Houghton 88' |
| 29 February 1936 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Liverpool | Villa Park |
| Gordon Hodgson 10'; John Maund 49'; Dai Astley 57' | Report |
| 7 March 1936 | Stoke City | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground |
| Report | Dai Astley 6'; Dai Astley 8'; Charlie Phillips 44' |
| 14 March 1936 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Leeds United | Villa Park |
| Dai Astley 9'; Alex Massie 23'; John Maund 83' | Report |
| 21 March 1936 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge |
| Report |
| 28 March 1936 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Birmingham | Villa Park |
| Frank Broome 58'; Frank Broome 69' | Report | |||
| Note: In the Second City derby Villa held Birmingham to a draw at St Andrews before beating them 2–1 at Villa Park.[8] | ||||
| 1 April 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | Aston Villa | The Hawthorns |
| Report | Dai Astley 35'; Frank Broome 80'; Frank Broome 84' |
| 4 April 1936 | Grimsby Town | 4–1 | Aston Villa | Blundell Park |
| Report | Frank Broome 40' |
| 10 April 1936 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| Eric Houghton 2'; Frank Broome 9'; Frank Broome 59'; Dai Astley 74' | Report |
| 11 April 1936 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Manchester City | Villa Park |
| Eric Houghton 11'; Gordon Hodgson 12' | Report |
| 13 April 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Molineux |
| Gordon Hodgson; Eric Houghton 44' | Report |
| 18 April 1936 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Highbury |
| Report |
| 25 April 1936 | Aston Villa | 2–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Villa Park |
| Frank Broome 33'; Eric Houghton (pen) 52' | Report |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
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 no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 January 1936 |
