Game #1572
Aston Villa
22-9-7, 53 PTS
Tuesday, 7 April 1931
2nd
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 | ๐ฅ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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 | 2 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Reg Chester replaces George Brown.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Billy Walker hits a brace to help Villa to a tenth win in thirteen.
Pongo Waring scores his FORTY SIXTH goal in thirty six games.
But Villa find themselves 0-3 down in 14' before an incessant attacking performance wins the game.
Villa make it twenty two wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty eight division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN goals - the most in the division and an all time record in English football.
Villa score four or more for the eighteenth time in 40 games this season having scored six three times, seven once and eight once.
Villa remain second but close the gap to leaders Arsenal to 4 points
Starting XI
Won
4-3
๐ฉ 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 33' | 40' | Eric Houghton | 52' (pen) | Pongo Waring | 85' |
Assist(s) | Jimmy Gibson | 33' | Tommy Smart | 40' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 8' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Boyd
๐ฅ
| 12' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Hutchison
๐ฅ
| 14' Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United, pen), Bedford
โฝ | 33' Goal, 1-3, Billy Walker, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
โฝ | 40' Goal, 2-3, Billy Walker, Assist by Tommy Smart
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-3 Newcastle United
โฝ | 52' Goal, 3-3, Eric Houghton, pen
โฝ | 85' Goal, 4-3, Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Newcastle United
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Tuesday, 7 April 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
HT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: John Rickwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1928-1931
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 62 | ๐ฉ W23 (37% ) | ๐จ D15 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L24 (39% ) | โฝ 112 | ๐ฅ 99 | GD 13
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 221 | ๐ฉ | 111 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 73 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Newcastle United
15-5-8, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,975
Burns
Nelson
Fairhurst
McKenzie
Davidson
Weaver
Boyd
Bedford
Hutchison
Starling
Lang
Andy Cunningham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1930-31
Playing Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
GK Percy Maggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #338 |
GK Reg Miles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #340 |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
