Game #1525
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
Attendance: 8,965
Won
Division One
Grimsby Town
WWLWW
Villa Park
Villa win for the fifth time in six as Eric Houghton hits a brace.
Aston Villa
4-1
Grimsby Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Eric Houghton scored a brace as Villa win for the fifth time in six games, Wednesday, 2 April 1930.
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Villa record their fifth victory in six as their early winter form re-emerges to make it eighteen wins, four draws and thirteen losses in their thirty five division one games.
Aston Villa
Grimsby Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Grimsby Town
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #175 |
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Grimsby Town
TEAM NEWS
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Teddy Bowen |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F George Brown |
Grimsby Town
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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