Aston Villa
25-9-7, 59 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1931
1930-31
2nd
Won
4-2
Manchester City
18-9-14, 45 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,272
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' |
Fixture List
๐ฉ 30 Aug 1930, Villa 4-3 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Sep 1930, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Sep 1930, Villa 6-1 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Sep 1930, Villa 2-1 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
๐จ 13 Sep 1930, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 15 Sep 1930, Villa 2-0 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Sep 1930, Villa 4-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Sep 1930, Villa 1-3 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐ฉ 4 Oct 1930, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 11 Oct 1930, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐จ 18 Oct 1930, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 25 Oct 1930, Villa 1-4 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Nov 1930, Villa 5-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 8 Nov 1930, Villa 2-5 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Nov 1930, Villa 4-6 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 22 Nov 1930, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐จ 3 Dec 1930, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Dec 1930, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Dec 1930, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐จ 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Dec 1930, Villa 7-0 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐จ 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
๐จ 10 Jan 1931, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Highbury
FA Cup
๐ฅ 14 Jan 1931, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1931, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 24 Jan 1931, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Feb 1931, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฉ 18 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Feb 1931, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Mar 1931, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฉ 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1931, Villa 4-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 11 Apr 1931, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 2 May 1931, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 25 April 1931
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.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 225 ๐ฉ 113 ๐จ 36 ๐ฅ 76 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1575
Match Record
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Saturday, 25 April 1931
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
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 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Manchester City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1903-04
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Officials
Referee: Raymond Woodward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster, 1928-1931
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Manchester City
Peter Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Langford
Ridley
Barnett
Busley
Cowan
McMullan
Toseland
Marshall
Halliday
Wrightson
Brook
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
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 |
Billy Smith names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
Manchester City
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Manchester City
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1930-31
First Team Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |
Winger
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CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
Where are they now?
GK Percy Maggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #338 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
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W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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GK Reg Miles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #340 |
Goalkeeper
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |
Winger
Where are they now?
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
Winger
Where are they now?
CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
Forward
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F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
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