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Game #1577

Saturday, 29 August 1931

Attendance: 41,606

Won

Division One

Leicester City

WWWLW

Villa Park

Pongo Waring's brace helps Villa to another opening day win.

Aston Villa

3-2

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Pongo Waring, scored a brace to help earn Villa an opening day win, Saturday, 29 August 1931.

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Villa open the season with a victory having finished League runners up the previous season.

Aston Villa

Leicester City

FIXTURE HISTORY

Leicester City

Previous 5 vs. Leicester: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 29 August 1931

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |

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Villa

Leicester City

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MANAGER

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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 |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |

Leicester City

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

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MATCH STATS

Not recorded

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