Game #1554
Aston Villa
11-6-5, 28 PTS

Friday, 26 December 1930
3rd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 |
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:
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Villa make it one defeat in seven as they begin to get their faltering title challenge back on track but they are held at home by Chelsea.
Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY EIGHTH goal in twenty two games but leaves the field in the second half with injury.
Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty two division one games having scored SIXTY goals.
Only leaders Arsenal have a better goal haul.
Villa's improved form lifts them to third in the table although first and second placed Arsenal and Wednesday have a game in hand on Billy Smith's men.

Drew
3-3
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1-1 | 2-1 | Eric Houghton (pen) | 3-3 |
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 1-1 |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Gallagher
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Pongo Waring
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Chelsea, pen), Odell
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Chelsea), Odell
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Chelsea
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Friday, 26 December 1930

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴 | Bolton, 1923-1935
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴 | Bolton, 1923-1935
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
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Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 33 🟥 70 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Chelsea
8-5-9, 21 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 53,580
Millington
Odell
Barber
Russell
Townlow
Bishop
A. Jackson
Cheyne
Gallacher
Wilson
Pearson
David Calderhead | 🏴 |

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
