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Game #1559

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 14 January 1931

3rd Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Percy Maggs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Pongo Waring replaces George Brown.

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

1-3

๐ŸŸฅ 14 Jan 1931, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 82' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 12โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Hulme
๐Ÿ’ฅ | Referee Walden denies Villa a clear penalty
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
๐Ÿฅ… | 65โ€™ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Hulme
๐Ÿฅ… | 66โ€™ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Hulme
โšฝ | 82' Goal, 1-3, Pongo Waring
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Wednesday, 14 January 1931

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Walden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1927-1936
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: William Walden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Derby, 1927-1936

Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 47 | ๐ŸŸฉ W25 (53% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D8 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(70% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L14 (30% ) | โšฝ 92 | ๐Ÿฅ… 61 | GD 31

Match Stats

Not recorded

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

๐Ÿ•’ 208 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 101 ๐ŸŸจ 35 ๐ŸŸฅ 72 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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FA Cup

Arsenal

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Villa Park

Attendance: 73,668

Harper
Parker
Hapgood
Seddon
Roberts
John
Hulme
Brain
Jack
James
Bastin

Herbert Chapman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1929-30

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Percy Maggs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

13

โœ…

13

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

3

โ›”

3

๐Ÿฅ…

28

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

265

โœ…

265

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

108

๐ŸŸจ

61

๐ŸŸฅ

96

CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

139

โœ…

139

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

1

๐ŸŸฉ

68

๐ŸŸจ

25

๐ŸŸฅ

46

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

392

โœ…

392

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

3

๐ŸŸฉ

181

๐ŸŸจ

77

๐ŸŸฅ

134

M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

84

โœ…

84

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

6

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

27

M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

109

โœ…

109

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

9

๐ŸŸฉ

57

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

36

W Jack Mandley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

34

โœ…

34

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

18

๐ŸŸฉ

15

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

11

W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

49

โœ…

49

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

31

10

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

17

F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

129

โœ…

129

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

41

12

๐ŸŸฉ

65

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

46

CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

101

โœ…

101

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

79

27

๐ŸŸฉ

53

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

30

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

444

โœ…

444

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

225

64

๐ŸŸฉ

201

๐ŸŸจ

93

๐ŸŸฅ

150

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • 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 ยฃ5,137 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.

What they Said

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