Game #1566
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 February 1931
Won
WWWWW
Division One
Attendance: 23,531
Leicester City
Villa Park
Joe Beresford scores a hat-trick as Villa make it five consecutive wins.
Aston Villa
4-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford scored a hat-trick and Pongo Waring hit his THIRTY NINTH goal of the season as Villa make it five consecutive victories as Leicester are beaten at Villa Park.
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Saturday, 28 February 1931
ON THIS DAY
Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY NINTH goal in thirty games as Villa record five consecutive victories to make it eighteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty two division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWO goals.
Aston Villa
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #216 |
Saturday, 28 February 1931
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 215 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 36 🟥 72 | 1.66
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Leicester City
TEAM NEWS
Billy Smith names the same line up for a fourth consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |
Leicester City
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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