Game #1555
Aston Villa
12-6-5, 30 PTS
Saturday, 27 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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |⚽ |
CF George Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
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 | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
Team News
Joe Beresford and George Brown replace Reg Chester and Pongo Waring.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Jack Mandley, Eric Houghton and George Brown each hit braces as Villa hit Manchester United for seven to record their biggest win of the season.
Villa make it twelve wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty three division one games having scored SIXTY SEVEN goals.
Villa score four or more for the ninth time in 23 games this season, having scored five once, six twice & seven once.
Villa remain 3rd in the table five points off leaders Arsenal.
Starting XI
Won
7-0
🟩 27 Dec 1930, Villa 7-0 United, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Jack Mandley | 8' | 66' | Eric Houghton | 22' (pen) | 28' (pen) | George Brown | 55' | 69' | Joe Beresford | 76' |
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 55' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Jack Mandley
⚽ | 22' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton (pen)
⚽ | 28' Goal, 3-0, Eric Houghton (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 55' Goal, 4-0, George Brown, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 66' Goal, 5-0, Jack Mandley
⚽ | 69' Goal, 6-0, George Brown
⚽ | 76' Goal, 7-0, Joe Beresford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 7-0 Manchester United
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Saturday, 27 December 1930
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Leslie Watson | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1930
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 7-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Leslie Watson | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1930
Linesmen: E. V. Gough (Stoke-on-Trent); P. J. Marks (Salisbury)
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 44 | 🟩 24 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 16 | ⚽ 97 | 🥅 70 |
League 🕒 40 | 🟩 23 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 93 | 🥅 60 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 10 |
Home 🕒 21 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 63 | 🥅 25 |
Away 🕒 23 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 34 | 🥅 45 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 204 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 33 🟥 70 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
2-3-18, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,505
GK Alfred Steward | 🏴 |
FB Jack Mellor | 🏴 |
LB Billy Dale | 🏴 |
M Ray Bennion | 🏴 |
M Clarence Hilditch | 🏴 |
W George McLachlan | 🏴 |
W Charlie Ramsden | 🏴 |
F Stan Gallimore | 🏴 |
F Henry Rowley | 🏴 |
CF Jack Wilson | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Reid | 🏴 |
Herbert Bamlett | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Alfred Steward | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Jack Mellor | 🏴 |
LB Billy Dale | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ray Bennion | 🏴 |
M Clarence Hilditch | 🏴 |
Wingers
W George McLachlan | 🏴 |
W Charlie Ramsden | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Stan Gallimore | 🏴 |
F Henry Rowley | 🏴 |
CF Jack Wilson | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Reid | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1930-31
Playing Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 | #335 |
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴 | #338 |
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 | #340 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 | #299 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 | #298 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 | #292 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 | #278 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 | #319 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 | #322 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 | #327 |
M Tommy Wood | 🏴 | #339 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | #263 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 | #260 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | #334 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | #337 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | #276 |
F Bob Brocklebank | 🏴 | #336 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 | #333 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | #323 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | #331 |
F Reg Chester | 🏴 | #316 |
