Game #1562
Aston Villa
14-8-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 31 January 1931
3rd
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
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
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
Team News
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Won
8-1
🟩 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' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Alec Talbot
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring
⚽ | 40' Goal, 3-0, Billy Walker
⚽ | 42' Goal, 4-0, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 50' Goal, 5-0, Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 5-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 66' Goal, 6-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 72' Goal, 7-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Pongo Waring
🥅 | 83' Goal, 7-1, (Middlesbrough), Camsell
⚽ | 84' Goal, 8-1, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 8-1 Middlesbrough
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 31 January 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson, 1929-1931
HT Score: 🟩 5-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 8-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson, 1929-1931
Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 42 | 🟩 W23 (55% ) | 🟨 D7 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L12 (29% ) | ⚽ 103 | 🥅 61 | GD 42
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 211 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 36 🟥 72 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Middlesbrough
12-4-12, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,947
Mathieson
J. Jennings
Freeman
Webster
Elkes
Forrest
Muttitt
McKay
Camsell
Bruce
Cameron
Peter McWilliam | 🏴 |
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
In revenge for their first defeat of the season in September, Villa simply destroy Boro at Villa Park as Pongo Waring scores his THIRTY SECOND goal in twenty six games.
Villa record their biggest League victory to date, eclipsing the 7-0 win over Manchester United in December
Villa make it fourteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty eight division one games having scored EIGHTY FOUR goals.
Villa's goal haul is the highest of any team in the division including the two teams above them, Wednesday and Arsenal.
Villa score four or more for the eleventh time in 30 games this season, having scored five twice, six twice, seven once and eight once.
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