Game #1577
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,606
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 71' | Billy Walker | 83' |
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1931
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
⚽ | 54' Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 71' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 83' Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker
🥅 | 89' Goal, 3-2, (Leicester City), Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Leicester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Pongo Waring's brace helps Villa to and opening day win having finished League runners up the previous season.
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 29 August 1931
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🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Warburton | 🏴 | Bolton, 1930-1937
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 226 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 37 🟥 74 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Warburton | 🏴 | Bolton, 1930-1937
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Willie Orr | 🏴 |
Leicester City
McLaren
Black
Osborne
Bulling
Heywood
Ritchie
Adcock
Hine
Smith
Lochhead
Barry
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park