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League

1930-31

Division One

First Division
Runners Up
2nd of 22

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 30 Aug 1930, Villa 4-3 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 27' | 47' | 48' | 89' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 1 Sep 1930, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 57' | George Brown | 63' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 6 Sep 1930, Villa 6-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 8' | Billy Walker | 2-0 | Pongo Waring | 27' | 53' | 66' | 6-1 |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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1st

🟩 9 Sep 1930, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 24' | Eric Houghton | 29' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟨 13 Sep 1930, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 81' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 15 Sep 1930, Villa 2-0 Grimsby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 22' | Pongo Waring | 43' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 20 Sep 1930, Villa 4-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 27' | George Brown | 37' | Billy Walker | 44' | Pongo Waring | 83' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟥 27 Sep 1930, Villa 1-3 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 17' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 4 Oct 1930, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 1-0 | 66' | Billy Walker | 10' | 62' | 63' | Pongo Waring | 48' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟨 11 Oct 1930, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 42' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟨 18 Oct 1930, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 35' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟥 25 Oct 1930, Villa 1-4 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 67' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1-0 | 4-1 | Joe Beresford | 27' | Eric Houghton | 16' | 83' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟥 8 Nov 1930, Villa 2-5 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 42' | 2-4 |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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5th

🟥 15 Nov 1930, Villa 4-6 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 9' (pen) | 55' | Alec Talbot | 41' | Pongo Waring | 74' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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5th

🟨 22 Nov 1930, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 25' | Jack Mandley | 84' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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5th

🟨 3 Dec 1930, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Gibson | 1-0 | Jack Mandley | 2-0 |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 6' | 11' | Eric Houghton | 3-1 | Billy Walker | 82' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 13 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Leeds, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jack Mandley | 8' | Eric Houghton | 30' | Pongo Waring | 41' | Billy Walker | 73' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟥 20 Dec 1930, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 62' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 25 Dec 1930, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | Billy Walker |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1-1 | 2-1 | Eric Houghton | 3-3 (pen) |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟩 27 Dec 1930, Villa 7-0 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jack Mandley | 8' | 66' | Eric Houghton | 22' (pen) | 28' (pen) | George Brown | 55' | 69' | Joe Beresford | 76' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | None

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 4' | 61' | George Brown | 40' | Billy Walker | 30' | Eric Houghton | 53' (pen) |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 17 Jan 1931, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 22' | Pongo Waring | 52' | Jack Mandley | 80' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟨 24 Jan 1931, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 79' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 6' | Pongo Waring | 25' | 66' | Billy Walker | 40' | Eric Houghton | 42' | 84' | Jack Mandley | 72' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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3rd

🟩 7 Feb 1931, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 16' | 75' | Eric Houghton | 48' | 71' | Jimmy Gibson | 85' | Joe Beresford | 87' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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🟩 18 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 5' | 13' | 36' | 4-1 |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 21 Feb 1931, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Joe Tate | 26' | Jack Mandley | 58' | Eric Houghton | 72' | Joe Beresford | 80' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 31' | Joe Beresford | 44' | 81' | 88' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 7 Mar 1931, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 24' | Pongo Waring | 82' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1' | 37' | Billy Walker | 44' | Eric Houghton | 65' | 80' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟨 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 87' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 28 Mar 1931, Villa 4-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 20' | 81' | 89' | Eric Houghton | 2-0 |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟥 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton

Scorer(s) | None

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 33' | 40' | Eric Houghton | 52' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 85' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 11 Apr 1931, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 35' | Eric Houghton | 48' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 80' | 82' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 42' | Reg Chester | 50' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 2' | Joe Beresford | 7' | Pongo Waring | 53' | Eric Houghton | 85' |

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1930-31
Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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2nd

🟥 2 May 1931, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | None

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