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Game #1533

Aston Villa

Saturday, 30 August 1930

Manchester United

3-4

Aston Villa

Division One

Manchester United

Old Trafford

Attendance: 18,004

Won

DLLWW

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Pongo Waring hit all FOUR goals to secure Villa an opening day victory at Old Trafford.

KEY MAN

Pongo Waring scores FOUR on the opening day as Villa win by the odd goal at Old Trafford, Saturday, 30 August 1930.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 30 August 1930

ON THIS DAY

Pongo Waring scored all FOUR Villa goals as they open the season with a win at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa

Manchester United

League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Manchester United

Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Saturday, 30 August 1930

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DLLWW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 182 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 27 🟥 65 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Billy Smith names the same line up that ended the 1929-30 campaign.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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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 |

MANAGER

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Manchester United

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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