Game #1571
Aston Villa
21-9-7, 51 PTS
Saturday, 4 April 1931
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 |
George Brown replaces Jack Mandley in Billy Smith's first change in nine matches.
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 draw a blank for only the second time this season.
Villa make it twenty one wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty seven division one games.
Villa remain second, six points off leaders Arsenal who have used their game in hand and are level with Villa on 114 goals
Lost
0-5
🟥 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Easson
🥅 | 31' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Smith J.
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-3, (Portsmouth), Thackerey
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 3-0 Aston Villa
🆘 | Referee Russell refuses penalty for hands
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Pongo Waring
🥅 | 78' Goal, 0-4, (Portsmouth), Easson
🥅 | 82' Goal, 0-5, (Portsmouth), Weddle
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 4 April 1931
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Russell | 🏴 | Swindon, 1924-1933
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Referee: William Russell | 🏴 | Swindon, 1924-1933
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 220 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Portsmouth
16-11-10, 43 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 26,677
Gilfillan
Mackie
Smith W.
Nichol
Salmond
Thackerey
Forward
Smith J.
Weddle
Easson
Cook
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
