Game #1575
Aston Villa
25-9-7, 59 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1931
2nd
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Reg Miles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 | 3 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Billy Smith names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Pongo Waring scores his FIFTIETH goal in forty games as Villa record a thirteenth victory in sixteen.
Villa make it twenty five wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their forty one division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT goals - the most in the division and an all time record in English football.
Villa score four or more for the twentieth time in 43 games this season having scored six three times, seven once and eight once.
Starting XI
Won
4-2
๐ฉ 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | 2' | Joe Beresford | 7' | Pongo Waring | 53' | Eric Houghton | 85' |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 2' | Reg Chester | 7' | 53' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Reg Chester, Assist by Eric Houghton
โฝ | 7' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Reg Chester
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
โฝ | 53' Goal, 3-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
๐ฅ
| 65' Goal, 3-1, (Manchester City), Wrighton
๐ฅ
| 76' Goal, 3-2, (Manchester City), Toseland
โฝ | 85' Goal, 4-2, Eric Houghton
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Manchester City
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Saturday, 25 April 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Raymond Woodward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1928-1931
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Raymond Woodward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1928-1931
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 52 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 21 | โฝ 97 | ๐ฅ
76 |
League ๐ 48 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 19 | โฝ 92 | ๐ฅ
72 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 20 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 67 | ๐ฅ
28 |
Away ๐ 25 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 17 | โฝ 30 | ๐ฅ
45 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 224 | ๐ฉ | 114 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 73 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Manchester City
18-9-14, 45 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,272
Langford
Ridley
Barnett
Busley
Cowan
McMullan
Toseland
Marshall
Halliday
Wrightson
Brook
Peter Hodge | 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: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1903-04
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 |
