Game #1540
Aston Villa
6-1-1, 13 PTS

Saturday, 27 September 1930
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
Billy Kingdon and Joe Beresford replace Jimmy Gibson and George Brown.
Villa suffer a shock defeat - their first of the 1930-31 season - as they are beaten at Ayresome Park by Middlesbrough.
Already handicapped by the absence of Jimmy Gibson and George Brown, Villa lose Billy Kingdon to a second half injury as Pongo Waring fails to score for the first time in eight games this season.
Villa fall to second and are now two points behind leaders Arsenal.

Lost
1-3
🟥 27 Sep 1930, Villa 1-3 Boro, Ayresome
Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 17' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 17' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Eric Houghton
🥅 | 27' Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Pease
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49' Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), Bruce
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Billy Kingdon
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-3, (Middlesbrough), Bruce
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #190 |
Saturday, 27 September 1930

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson, 1929-1931
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson, 1929-1931
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 189 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 28 🟥 66 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Middlesbrough
3-3-2, 9 PTS

Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,260
Mathieson
Jennings
Freeman
McFarlane
Elkes
Forrest
Pease
McKay
Bruce
Cameron
Warren
Peter McWilliam | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
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