Game #1559
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 14 January 1931
3rd Round
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 Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
Pongo Waring replaces George Brown.
Two goals up in the original fixture until the last knockings of the game and with 75% of the attacking play in the replay at Villa Park but Villa still lose to an 'efficient' Arsenal side and are out the Cup.
A record mid-week attendance was set of 73,668 on 14 January 1931 for the FA Cup 3rd round replay with Arsenal. The receipts were £5,137 4s. 3d.
Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY NINTH goal in twenty three games after a four match absence but Villa are beaten in the third round of the FA Cup at Villa Park.
Lost
1-3
🟥 14 Jan 1931, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 82' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Hulme
💥 | Referee Walden denies Villa a clear penalty
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Hulme
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Hulme
⚽ | 82' Goal, 1-3, Pongo Waring
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1931
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Walden | 🏴 | Derby, 1927-1936
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Referee: William Walden | 🏴 | Derby, 1927-1936
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 35 🟥 72 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 73,668
Harper
Parker
Hapgood
Seddon
Roberts
John
Hulme
Brain
Jack
James
Bastin
Herbert Chapman | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1929-30
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
