Game #1533
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 1930
Won
DLLWW
Division One
Attendance: 18,004
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Manchester United
3-4
Aston Villa
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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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
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Billy Smith names the same line up that ended the 1929-30 campaign.
TEAM STATS
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 |
MANAGER
Manchester United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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