Game #1556
Aston Villa
12-6-6, 30 PTS

Thursday, 1 January 1931
3rd
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
GK Percy Maggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 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: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 15th time in the 16 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 40 years.
Villa lose for the 12th time in 16 New Years Day fixtures
Villa fail to score for the first time this season.
Villa open 1931 with a shock result as a team that had scored SIXTY SEVEN goals in their previous twenty three games drew a blank as they lose at St James' Park to make it twelve wins, six draws and six defeats in their twenty four division one games.
Villa's loss leaves them fifth in the table.
Starting XI

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 80' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Wilkinson
๐ฅ
| 81' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Starling
๐ | FT Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #206 |
Thursday, 1 January 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 205 | ๐ฉ | 101 ๐จ 33 ๐ฅ 71 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
9-3-11, 21 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 45,045
McInroy
Nelson
Fairhurst
Naylor
Davidson
Weaver
Boyd
Bedford
Hutchinson
Starling
Wilkinson
Andy Cunningham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1930-31
Playing Squad
























