Aston Villa
20-8-6, 48 PTS
Saturday, 14 March 1931
1930-31
2nd
Won
5-1
Arsenal
21-8-4, 50 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 60,997
๐ฉ 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 1' | 37' | Billy Walker | 44' | Eric Houghton | 65' | 80' |
Assist(s) | Joe Beresford | 1' | 37' | Jack Mandley | 44' | Billy Walker | 80' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 14 March 1931
Villa take the lead in the first minutes of the game and equal the record goals in a season set by Sheffield Wednesday of 105 goals.
Villa go on to score plenty more as Arsenal are destroyed at Villa Park.
Pongo Waring scores his FORTY SECOND goal in thirty two games
Jack Mandley contributes his ninth assist in eight games.
Villa record seven consecutive victories.
Villa make it twenty wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty four division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND NINE goals breaking the League record previously set by Sheffield Wednesday.
Villa score four or more for the sixteenth time in 36 games this season having scored six three times, seven once and eight once.
Villa sit two points behind Arsenal in second place but the Londoners retain a game in hand.
Up next is the disgraceful Derby County who inflicted such damage on Villa in the reverse fixture in November in their typical roughhouse fashion.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 218 ๐ฉ 108 ๐จ 35 ๐ฅ 75 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1568
Match Record
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #218 |
Saturday, 14 March 1931
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: F. Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn, 1930-1935
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 48 | ๐ฉ W26 (54% ) | ๐จ D8 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L14 (29% ) | โฝ 97 | ๐ฅ 62 | GD 35
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Arsenal
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1929-30
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 1' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Beresford
๐ | 13' Player retires from field of play with injury, Pongo Waring
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| 17' Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Jack
๐ | 17' Player returns to field of play, Pongo Waring
โฝ | 37' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Beresford
โฝ | 44' Goal, 3-1, Billy Walker, Assist by Jack Mandley
๐ | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn Rovers
โฝ | 65' Goal, 4-1, Eric Houghton
โฝ | 80' Goal, 5-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Billy Walker
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Blackburn Rovers
Officials
Referee: F. Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn, 1930-1935
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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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 Reg Miles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | 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 |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Arsenal
Herbert Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Preedy
Parker
John
Jones
Roberts
Thompson
Hulme
Brain
Jack
James
Bastin
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions permitted in period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith names the same line up for a sixth consecutive game.
Arsenal
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