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 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Leicester City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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