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1933–34 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1933–34 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division13th
FA CupSemi-Finals

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]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 25 9 8 75 47 1.596 59
2 Huddersfield Town 42 23 10 9 90 61 1.475 56
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 7 14 79 56 1.411 49
4 Derby County 42 17 11 14 68 54 1.259 45
5 Manchester City 42 17 11 14 65 72 0.903 45
6 Sunderland 42 16 12 14 81 56 1.446 44
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 10 15 78 70 1.114 44
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 18 7 17 74 81 0.914 43
9 Leeds United 42 17 8 17 75 66 1.136 42
10 Portsmouth 42 15 12 15 52 55 0.945 42
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
16 Middlesbrough 42 16 7 19 68 80 0.850 39
17 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 59 74 0.797 39
18 Liverpool 42 14 10 18 79 87 0.908 38
19 Chelsea 42 14 8 20 67 69 0.971 36
20 Birmingham 42 12 12 18 54 56 0.964 36
21 Newcastle United (R) 42 10 14 18 68 77 0.883 34 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Sheffield United (R) 42 12 7 23 58 101 0.574 31
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Squad statistics

Appearances

References

  1. ^ a b AVFC History: 1933-34 season
  2. ^ News in Brief 12 May 1934 The Times
  3. ^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1934