Aston Villa's 1931-32 season

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Season 49 | 1931-32

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The Story of 1931-32

29 August 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Pongo Waring (brace).

Pongo Waring's brace helps Villa to another opening day win.

31 August 1931, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road, Scorers: Pongo Waring.

Pongo Waring scores again but Villa are held.

12 September 1931, Villa 7-0 Grimsby, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford, Eric Houghton (brace), Jack Mandley (brace), Pongo Waring, Billy Walker.

Jack Mandley scores a brace to help Villa to a crushing defeat of Grimsby.

19 September 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge, Scorers: Eric Houghton (brace), Pongo Waring (four).

Pongo Waring scores FOUR as Villa record a second successive big win.

26 September 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Pongo Waring (four).

Pongo Waring scores FOUR for the second successive game to make it TWELVE in six as Villa record a third consecutive victory.

10 October 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Billy Walker.

Eric Houghton scores to help secure Villa's fourth win in five.

17 October 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, Joe Beresford, Billy Walker.

Dai Astley makes a goalscoring debut as Villa win for the fifth time in six.

24 October 1931, Villa 2-3 Everton, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Jack Mandley.

Eric Houghton scores his eighth of the season but Villa lose for the second time in four games.

31 October 1931, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury, Scorers: Pongo Waring.

Pongo Waring scores his thirteenth of the season but Villa are held at Highbury.

7 November 1931, Villa 5-1 Blackpool, Villa Park, Scorers: Pongo Waring (hat-trick) Joe Beresford, Eric Houghton.

Pongo Waring hit a hat-trick to make it sixteen for the season as Villa sweep aside Blackpool

21 November 1931, Villa 3-2 Birmingham, Villa Park, Scorers: Billy Walker, Pongo Waring (brace).

Pongo Waring scores his eighteenth of the season as Villa win for the second time in three in a stuttering season.

28 November 1931, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road, Scorers: Pongo Waring (brace), Tommy Smart.

Pongo Waring scores his twentieth of the season but Villa are held at Maine Road.

5 December 1931, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton (brace).

Eric Houghton scores a brace to secure a third win in five.

12 December 1931, Villa 4-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane, Scorers: Jimmy Gibson, Eric Houghton, Pongo Waring, Billy Walker.

Pongo Waring scores for the twenty first time this season but Villa lose at Bramall lane despite hitting four goals.

19 December 1931, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Villa Park, Scorers: Billy Walker.

Billy Walker scores but Villa concede five and lose for the second successive game.

25 December 1931, Villa 7-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford (hat-trick), Eric Houghton (hat-trick), Tommy Mort.

Joe Beresford hits a hat-trick as Villa stop a run of heavy defeats with a battering of Boro.

26 December 1931, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park, Scorers: Reg Chester.

Reg Chester scores but Villa are held by Boro a day after hitting them for seven.

28 December 1931, Villa 3-0 Newcastle, Villa Park, Scorers: Reg Chester, Eric Houghton, Pongo Waring.

Reg Chester scores for the second successive game to make it two wins in three unbeaten.

1 January 1932, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford.

Joe Beresford scores his fourth in as many games but Villa are beaten at St James'.

2 January 1932, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Filbert Street, Scorers: George Brown (five), Joe Beresford, Billy Walker (brace).

George Brown smashes five on his first appearance of the season as Villa destroy Leicester on their own patch.

9 January 1932, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns, Scorers: George Brown, Eric Houghton.

George Brown hits his sixth in two as Villa beat Albion in the third round of the FA Cup.

16 January 1932, Villa 6-1 Liverpool, Villa Park, Scorers: George Brown (four), Eric Houghton, George Stephenson.

George Brown hits his tenth in three as Villa hammer Liverpool.

23 January 1932, FA Cup 4th Round, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford.

Joe Beresford scores to earn Villa a replay in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

30 January 1932, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores but Villa are beaten at home to leave them without a win in three in all competitions.

2 February 1932, Villa 2-2 Grimsby, Blundell Park, Scorers: Jack Mandley, Pongo Waring.

Pongo Waring scores but Villa are now winless in four as they draw at Grimsby.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	5th	4th Round	8-3 vs. Leicester City (a), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
30 \| Pongo Waring		45 \| Alec Talbot

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
Ongoing	Ongoing	Billy Smith led Management Committee		45	20	9	16	29	44%	36%	64%	16%	1.53

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Billy Smith led Management Committee	J. E. Jones		Billy Smith

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1931-32	45	20	9	16	107	75	32	1.43	2.38	1.67	7	16%	44%	36%	29	64%	1.53

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1931-32	5th	42	19	8	15	104	72	46	32	2.48	1.71	1.44	7	17%	45%	36%	64%	1.55

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1931-32	3	3	6	6	2

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Everton	42	26	4	12	116	64	52	56
2	Arsenal	42	22	10	10	90	48	42	54
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	22	6	14	96	82	14	50
4	Huddersfield Town	42	19	10	13	80	63	17	48
5	Aston Villa	42	19	8	15	104	72	32	46
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	6	16	77	55	22	46
7	Sheffield United	42	20	6	16	80	75	5	46
8	Portsmouth	42	19	7	16	62	62	0	45
9	Birmingham	42	18	8	16	78	67	11	44
10	Liverpool	42	19	6	17	81	93	-12	44
11	Newcastle United	42	18	6	18	80	87	-7	42
12	Chelsea	42	16	8	18	69	73	-4	40
13	Sunderland	42	15	10	17	67	73	-6	40
14	Manchester City	42	13	12	17	83	73	10	38
15	Derby County	42	14	10	18	71	75	-4	38
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	6	20	89	95	-6	38
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	17	4	21	72	80	-8	38
18	Middlesbrough	42	15	8	19	64	89	-25	38
19	Leicester City	42	15	7	20	74	94	-20	37
20	Blackpool	42	12	9	21	65	102	-37	33
21	Grimsby Town	42	13	6	23	67	98	-31	32
22	West Ham United	42	12	7	23	62	107	-45	31

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	29 Aug 1931	Aston Villa	3-2	Leicester City	W			1577
Division One	31 Aug 1931	Huddersfield Town	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1578
Division One	5 Sep 1931	Liverpool	2-0	Aston Villa			L	1579
Division One	12 Sep 1931	Aston Villa	7-0	Grimsby Town	W			1580
Division One	19 Sep 1931	Chelsea	3-6	Aston Villa	W			1581
Division One	26 Sep 1931	Aston Villa	5-2	West Ham United	W			1582
Division One	3 Oct 1931	Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Aston Villa			L	1583
Division One	10 Oct 1931	Aston Villa	2-1	Bolton Wanderers	W			1584
Division One	17 Oct 1931	Portsmouth	0-3	Aston Villa	W			1585
Division One	24 Oct 1931	Aston Villa	2-3	Everton			L	1586
Division One	31 Oct 1931	Arsenal	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1587
Division One	7 Nov 1931	Aston Villa	5-1	Blackpool	W			1588
Division One	14 Nov 1931	Blackpool	3-0	Aston Villa			L	1589
Division One	21 Nov 1931	Aston Villa	3-2	Birmingham	W			1590
Division One	28 Nov 1931	Manchester City	3-3	Aston Villa		D		1591
Division One	5 Dec 1931	Aston Villa	2-0	Derby County	W			1592
Division One	12 Dec 1931	Sheffield United	5-4	Aston Villa			L	1593
Division One	19 Dec 1931	Aston Villa	1-5	Blackburn Rovers			L	1594
Division One	25 Dec 1931	Aston Villa	7-1	Middlesbrough	W

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Season 49 | 1931-32