Game #1545
Aston Villa
8-3-2, 19 PTS

Saturday, 1 November 1930
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
Tommy Wood is handed his debut in place of Jimmy Gibson.
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.

Won
5-2
🟩 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1-0 | 4-1 | Joe Beresford | 27' | Eric Houghton | 16' | 83' |
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 1-0 | Billy Walker | 48' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 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
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #195 |
Saturday, 1 November 1930

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: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Referee: Albert Archer | 🏴 | Market Harborough, 1930-1931
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Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Tommy Wood | 🏴 | #339 | Free transfer from Shrewsbury
Final Appearances:
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Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 30 🟥 67 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Blackburn Rovers
3-3-7, 9 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 29,032
Binns
Hutton
Jones
Imrie
Carver
Healless
Bruton J.
Puddefoot
Bruton L.
McLean
Turner
Bob Crompton | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1927–28
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
