Game #1544
Aston Villa
7-3-2, 17 PTS

Saturday, 25 October 1930
2nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
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:
None
Joe Beresford replaces George Brown.
Villa's poor away form hurts them again as they lose to Leicester despite Pongo Waring scoring his 16th goal in twelve.
Villa have dropped 6 points in from the last 8 available away from home and have yet to keep a clean sheet on the road in 1930-31.
For the second game in succession it is the opposition's direct methods and Villa's profligacy in front of goal that costs them.
For Villa however there is some relief as Arsenal are held at home by West Ham and though Billy Smith's men remain second the deficit is only two points.
Villa now have 31 goals for the season, as do Huddersfield and West Ham, whilst Arsenal are the top scorers with 34 from 12 games.
Up next for Villa are struggling Blackburn at Villa Park.

Lost
1-4
🟥 25 Oct 1930, Villa 1-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 67' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 67' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Smith
🥅 | 32' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Hine
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61' Goal, 0-3, (Leicester City), Hine
⚽ | 67' Goal, 1-3, Pongo Waring, Assist by Eric Houghton
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-4, (Leicester City), Hine
🕒 | FT Leicester City 4-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 25 October 1930

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Stephenson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1929-1934
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Referee: George Stephenson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1929-1934
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
None
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 193 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 30 🟥 67 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Leicester City
7-2-3, 17 PTS

Filbert Street
Attendance: 32,039
McLaren
Black
Osborne
Watson
Harrison
Ritchie
Adcock
Hine
Chandler
Smith
Barry
Willie Orr | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
