Aston Villa
12-6-6, 30 PTS
Thursday, 1 January 1931
1930-31
3rd
Lost
0-2
Newcastle United
9-3-11, 21 PTS
Division One
St James' Park
Attendance: 45,045
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Thursday, 1 January 1931
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.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 206 ๐ฉ 100 ๐จ 32 ๐ฅ 74 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1556
Match Record
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #206 |
Thursday, 1 January 1931
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 61 | ๐ฉ W22 (36% ) | ๐จ D15 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L24 (39% ) | โฝ 108 | ๐ฅ 96 | GD 12
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Newcastle United
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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
Officials
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Newcastle United
Andy Cunningham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
McInroy
Nelson
Fairhurst
Naylor
Davidson
Weaver
Boyd
Bedford
Hutchinson
Starling
Wilkinson
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Newcastle United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
Match Media

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1930-31
First Team Squad
Matchday Programme
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