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Game #1573

Aston Villa

Saturday, 11 April 1931

Won

DWLWW

Division One

Sheffield United

Attendance: 26,952

Villa Park

Aston Villa

4-0

Sheffield United

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Pongo Waring scores his FORTY EIGHTH goal of the season as Villa win for the eleventh time in fourteen games.

KEY MAN

Pongo Waring scored a brace to record his FORTY EIGHTH goal of the season to help Villa to an eleventh win in fourteen with victory over Sheffield United, Saturday, 11 April 1931.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 11 April 1931

ON THIS DAY

Pongo Waring scored his FORTY EIGHTH goal in thirty seven games as Villa record an eleventh victory in fourteen to make it twenty three wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty nine division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO goals.

Aston Villa

Sheffield United

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY

Sheffield United

Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Saturday, 11 April 1931

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 222 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.68

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Sheffield United

TEAM NEWS

Teddy Bowen replaces Tommy Mort.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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Aston Villa

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
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

John Nicholson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

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SUBSTITUTES

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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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

LEAGUE TABLE

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