Game #1569
Aston Villa
20-9-6, 49 PTS

Saturday, 21 March 1931
2nd
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
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 |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | 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 |
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934

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
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Smith names the same line up for a seventh consecutive game.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa make it ten games unbeaten but their seven game winning run comes to an end as they are held by the thugs of Derby at the Baseball Ground
Eric Houghton's scores his TWENTY SIXTH goal of the season.
Jack Mandley contributes his tenth assist in nine games.
Villa make it twenty wins, nine draws and six defeats in their thirty five division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TEN goals - the most in the division and an all time record in English football
Villa remain 2nd in the table, three points off leaders Arsenal who win again.
Starting XI

Drew
1-1
๐จ 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 87' |
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 87' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 75' Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Ruddy
โฝ | 87' Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Jack Mandley
๐ | FT Derby County 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 21 March 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Bunnell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1921-1932
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: William Bunnell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1921-1932
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 218 | ๐ฉ | 109 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 72 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Derby County
15-9-9, 39 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,466
Wilkes
Cooper
Collins
McIntyre
Jessop
Mallock
Crooke
Robson N.
Bowers
Ruddy
Mee
George Jobey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1930-31
Playing Squad
























