Game #1577
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS

Saturday, 29 August 1931
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | 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
None
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Pongo Waring's brace helps Villa to and opening day win having finished League runners up the previous season.
Starting XI

Won
3-2
๐ฉ 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 54' | Pongo Waring | 71' | 83' |
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 71' | Billy Walker | 83' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 44' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Smith
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
โฝ | 54' Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton
โฝ | 71' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
โฝ | 83' Goal, 3-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker
๐ฅ
| 89' Goal, 3-2, (Leicester City), Smith
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Leicester City
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Warburton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1930-1937
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Robert Warburton | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 1930-1937
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 226 | ๐ฉ | 115 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 74 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Leicester City
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,606
McLaren
Black
Osborne
Bulling
Heywood
Ritchie
Adcock
Hine
Smith
Lochhead
Barry
Willie Orr | 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: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1931-32
Playing Squad




























