Game #1577
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Matchday Squad
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Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Won
3-2
🟩 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
🥅 | 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
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Match Record
Game Record
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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Robert Warburton | 🏴 | Bolton, 1930-1937
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 16 | 🟩 W7 (44% ) | 🟨 D2 | 🇺(56% ) | 🟥 L7 (44% ) | ⚽ 34 | 🥅 38 | GD -4
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 226 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 37 🟥 74 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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 | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Pongo Waring's brace helps Villa to and opening day win having finished League runners up the previous season.
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