Game #1525
Aston Villa
18-4-13, 40 PTS
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
Won
4th
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Grimsby Town
10-6-19, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 8,965
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Grimsby Town
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
⚽ | 36' Goal, 1-0, Eric Houghton
🥅 | 37' Goal, 1-1, (Grimsby Town), Bestall
⚽ | 38' Goal, 2-1, Eric Houghton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Grimsby Town
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, George Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Grimsby Town
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
Villa record their fifth victory in six as their early winter form re-emerges.
Villa make it eighteen wins, four draws and thirteen losses in their thirty five division one games.
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Grimsby Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #175 |
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
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🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1928-1931
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 174 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 26 🟥 62 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1928-1931
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
Not recorded
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
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 | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF George Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Wilf Gillow | 🏴 |
Grimsby Town
Read
Wilson
Bateman
Priestley
Wrack
Buck
Coleman
Bestall
Robson
Coglim
Marshall
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Apr 1930, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park