Game #1571
Saturday, 4 April 1931
Attendance: 26,677
Lost
Division One
Portsmouth
WWDWL
Fratton Park
Villa draw a blank for only the second time in thirty nine games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN in their previous thirty eight.
Portsmouth
5-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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Villa suffer a result as shocking as it is damaging to their title prospects as a team that had scored ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN goals in their previous thirty nine games drew a blank for only the second time this season to lose heavily at Portsmouth to make it twenty one wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty seven division one games.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 4 April 1931
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-5 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
George Brown replaces Jack Mandley in Billy Smith's first change in nine matches.
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 |
F George Brown |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |
Portsmouth
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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