Game #1532
Saturday, 3 May 1930
Attendance: 37,020
Won
Division One
Arsenal
WDLLW
Highbury
Villa win on the final day thanks to a brace from Pongo Waring as they finish the season in fourth place.
Arsenal
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Pongo Waring scored a brace on the final day to help Villa to victory at Arsenal and a fourth placed finish, Saturday, 3 May 1930.
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ON THIS DAY
Villa win on the final day to secure a fourth placed finish, one place lower than in 1928-29, after recording twenty one wins, five draws and sixteen losses in their forty two division one games. Once again the season sees two strong runs of form sandwiching a poor spell under Billy Smith's leadership.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1929-30 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #182 |
Saturday, 3 May 1930
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Mort replaces John Brittleton.
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 Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Billy Walker |
F George Brown |
Arsenal
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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