Aston Villa

11-6-5, 28 PTS

Friday, 26 December 1930

1930-31

3rd

Drew

3-3

Chelsea

8-5-9, 21 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 53,580

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Friday, 26 December 1930

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🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1-1 | 2-1 | Eric Houghton | 3-3 (pen) |

Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 1-1 |

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 204 🟩 99 🟨 32 🟥 73 | 1.61

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Game #1554

Match Record

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Friday, 26 December 1930

Game Record

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: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Total 🕒 25 | 🟩 W12 (48% ) | 🟨 D7 | 🇺(76% ) | 🟥 L6 (24% ) | ⚽ 40 | 🥅 28 | GD 12

Villa Trophy Cabinet

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

Head to Head

Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Team News

Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

Line Up & Subs

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

David Calderhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

GK Sam Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Townlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Leslie Odell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB George Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M William Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Syd Bishop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alex Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W George Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alexander Cheyne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Hughie Gallacher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Andy Wilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Officials

Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1923-1935
Linesmen: J. H. Whittle (Worcester); A. Smith (Coventry)

Officials

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Matchday Squads

Goalkeepers
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Goalkeepers
GK Sam Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
CB John Townlow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
FB Leslie Odell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M William Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Syd Bishop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Alex Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W George Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Alexander Cheyne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Hughie Gallacher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Andy Wilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |