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Game #1545

Aston Villa

8-3-2, 19 PTS

Saturday, 1 November 1930

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Won

2nd

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩

Division One

Blackburn Rovers

3-3-7, 9 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 29,032

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Aston Villa

5-2

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Blackburn Rovers

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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 November 1930

🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Wood
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 16' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 27' Goal, 3-0, Joe Beresford
🥅 | 28' Goal, 3-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Bruton L.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 48' Goal, 4-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker
🥅 | 60' Goal, 4-2, (Blackburn Rovers), McLean
⚽ | 83' Goal, 5-2, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Blackburn Rovers

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 November 1930
  • Villa extend their unbeaten home run to six, winning five, in total contrast to their poor away form as they hit Blackburn for five.

  • Villa score four or more for the fifth time in 13 games this season, having scored five once and six twice.

  • Villa's goal haul means they're the highest scorers in the division but they remain second, one point behind Arsenal who are held again, this time by the Huddersfield team Villa dispatched for six in October.

  • Up next for Villa are the leaders at Highbury and the chance to retake top spot.

  • Pongo Waring scores his 18th goal in thirteen games and contributes his 24th goal involvement

  • Midfielder Tommy Wood makes his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Shrewsbury Town in February 1929.

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

🟢 M Tommy Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #339 | Free transfer from Shrewsbury

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Blackburn Rovers

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28

FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
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Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #195 |
Saturday, 1 November 1930

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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Archer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Market Harborough, 1930-1931
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 194 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 30 🟥 67 | 1.65

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Albert Archer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Market Harborough, 1930-1931

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Tommy Wood is handed his debut in place of Jimmy Gibson.

Referee

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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Aston Villa

GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

MANAGER

Bob Crompton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Blackburn Rovers

Binns
Hutton
Jones
Imrie
Carver
Healless
Bruton J.
Puddefoot
Bruton L.
McLean
Turner

Line Ups

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🔁
🔥
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
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Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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