Game #1525
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
Won
WWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 8,965
Grimsby Town
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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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 2 April 1930
ON THIS DAY
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 174 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 26 🟥 62 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
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 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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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