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Game #1572

Aston Villa

Tuesday, 7 April 1931

Aston Villa

4-3

Newcastle United

Division One

Newcastle United

Villa Park

Attendance: 29,975

Won

WDWLW

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Billy Walker hits a brace to help Villa to a tenth win in thirteen.

KEY MAN

Billy Walker scored a brace and Pongo Waring scored his FORTY SIXTH goal of the season and Eric Houghton his TWENTY EIGHTH as Villa bounced back from a first defeat in twelve to beat Newcastle, Tuesday, 7 April 1931.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Tuesday, 7 April 1931

ON THIS DAY

Pongo Waring scored his FORTY SIXTH goal in thirty six games as Villa record a tenth victory in thirteen to make it twenty two wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty eight division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN goals.

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Newcastle United

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Newcastle United

Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Tuesday, 7 April 1931

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 221 | 🟩 | 111 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.67

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Reg Chester replaces George Brown.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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Aston Villa

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

MANAGER

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Newcastle United

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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