Aston Villa
13-7-6, 33 PTS
Saturday, 17 January 1931
1930-31
3rd=
Won
3-1
Bolton Wanderers
9-4-12, 22 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,950
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1931, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 22' | Pongo Waring | 52' | Jack Mandley | 80' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 52' | Pongo Waring | 80' |
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On This Day
Saturday, 17 January 1931
Villa, already dominating, see Bolton lose their 'keeper to injury half way through the first half and the visitors are forced to play with 10 and outfield player Gosling in goal.
Pongo Waring scores his THIRTIETH goal in twenty four games as Villa record a first League victory in three and first in 1931 to make it thirteen wins, seven draws and six defeats in their twenty six division one games having scored SEVENTY FIVE goals more than any other team in the division
Villa sit joint third, four points off leaders Wednesday, but second placed Arsenal have three games in hand.
Goalkeeper Percy Maggs makes his fourteenth and final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Blackpool in August 1932.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 210 ๐ฉ 101 ๐จ 34 ๐ฅ 75 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1560
Match Record
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Matchweek | #26 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 17 January 1931
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Bowie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 69 | ๐ฉ W29 (42% ) | ๐จ D11 | ๐บ(58% ) | ๐ฅ L29 (42% ) | โฝ 111 | ๐ฅ 128 | GD -17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1928-29
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด GK Percy Maggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1930-31 ๐ 14 | โ | 14 | ๐ (-) | ๐ฅ 2.07 | โ 21% | ๐บ - | #338 |
Match Timeline
๐ | Player injured on field of play, Alec Talbot
โฝ | 22' Goal, 1-0, Eric Houghton
๐ | 22' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Bolton Wanderers), Jones. Goslin takes on goalkeeping duties
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
โฝ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | 80' Goal, 3-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Pongo Waring
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| 84โ Goal, 3-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
Officials
Referee: Robert Bowie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1926-1934
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Match Stats
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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 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 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 | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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Bolton Wanderers
Charles Foweraker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jones
Haworth
Finney
Goslin
Nuttall
Wright
Butler
McKay
Blackmore
Gibson
Cook
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Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Teddy Bowen and George Brown replace Tommy Mort and Joe Beresford.
Bolton Wanderers
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