Game #1555
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 December 1930
Won
WLWDW
Division One
Attendance: 32,505
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
7-0
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Eric Houghton hits a brace as Villa hit Manchester United for seven to record their biggest win of the season.
KEY MAN
Twenty eight goal man Pongo Waring misses his first game of the season but Villa still hit Manchester United for seven without reply as Eric Houghton scores a brace from the penalty spot, Saturday, 27 December 1930.
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Saturday, 27 December 1930
ON THIS DAY
Villa hit Manchester United for seven to record their biggest win to date and make it twelve wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty three division one games having scored SIXTY SEVEN goals.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Saturday, 27 December 1930
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 7-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 204 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 33 🟥 70 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Manchester United
TEAM NEWS
Joe Beresford and George Brown replace Reg Chester and Pongo Waring.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Percy Maggs |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F George Brown |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Manchester United
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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