Game #1571
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 April 1931
Lost
WWDWL
Division One
Attendance: 26,677
Portsmouth
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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Saturday, 4 April 1931
ON THIS DAY
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 220 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.67
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
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
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
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
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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