Aston Villa
14-8-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 31 January 1931
1930-31
3rd
Won
8-1
Middlesbrough
12-4-12, 28 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,947
On This Day
Saturday, 31 January 1931
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๐ฉ 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 6' | Pongo Waring | 25' | 66' | Billy Walker | 40' | Eric Houghton | 42' | 84' | Jack Mandley | 72' |
Assist(s) | Alec Talbot 6' | Jack Mandley | 66' | Pongo Waring | 72' |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 212 ๐ฉ 102 ๐จ 35 ๐ฅ 75 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1562
Match Record
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 31 January 1931
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nelson, 1929-1931
HT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 8-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 42 | ๐ฉ W23 (55% ) | ๐จ D7 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L12 (29% ) | โฝ 103 | ๐ฅ 61 | GD 42
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Alec Talbot
โฝ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring
โฝ | 40' Goal, 3-0, Billy Walker
โฝ | 42' Goal, 4-0, Eric Houghton
โฝ | 50' Goal, 5-0, Billy Walker
๐ | HT Aston Villa 5-0 Middlesbrough
โฝ | 66' Goal, 6-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
โฝ | 72' Goal, 7-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ฅ
| 83' Goal, 7-1, (Middlesbrough), Camsell
โฝ | 84' Goal, 8-1, Eric Houghton, pen
๐ | FT Aston Villa 8-1 Middlesbrough
Line Up & Subs
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Reg Miles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
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 | โฝ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Peter McWilliam | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Mathieson
J. Jennings
Freeman
Webster
Elkes
Forrest
Muttitt
McKay
Camsell
Bruce
Cameron
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nelson, 1929-1931
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
395
โ
395
โฝ
๐ฅ
7
3
๐ฉ
183
๐จ
78
๐ฅ
134
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1930-31
First Team Squad
Matchday Programme
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