Game #1580
Aston Villa
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Saturday, 12 September 1931
8th=
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Won
7-0
๐ฉ 12 Sep 1931, Villa 7-0 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
Grimsby Town
0-1-4, 1 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,753
On This Day
Villa make it successive home wins as they return to winning ways as they keep up their domination of Grimsby with a seven goal victory for their sixth consecutive win against the Yorkshiremen
Villa make it two wins, a draw and a defeat in four division one games so far in 1931-32.
Villa, the top scorers from 1930-31, make it eleven goals in four matches so far this season as they keep their first clean sheet of the campaign.
Villa have now scored three or more goals twice in four games so far this season.
Jack Mandley scores two and creates one as Eric Houghton also hits a brace and Joe Beresford contributes a goal and an assist.
Villa sit joint 8th in the table alongside 6 other clubs with struggling Chelsea up next.
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 | ๐ฅ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | 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
Billy Smith names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | 4' | Eric Houghton | 10' | 64' | Jack Mandley | 24' | 51' | Pongo Waring | 70' | Billy Walker | 82' |
Assist(s) | Pongo Waring | 51' | Jimmy Gibson | 64' | Jack Mandley | 70' | Joe Beresford | 82' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford
โฝ | 10' Goal, 2-0, Eric Houghton
โฝ | 24' Goal, 3-0, Jack Mandley
๐ | 43' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Grimsby Town), Coleman, broken arm
๐ | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Grimsby Town
โฝ | 51' Goal, 4-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Pongo Waring
โฝ | 64' Goal, 5-0, Eric Houghton, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
โฝ | 70' Goal, 6-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Jack Mandley
โฝ | 82' Goal, 7-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Beresford
๐ | FT Aston Villa 7-0 Grimsby Town
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Saturday, 12 September 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: J. R. S. Middlewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bishop Auckland, 1931
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 7-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: J. R. S. Middlewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bishop Auckland, 1931
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ W7 (78% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(89% ) | ๐ฅ L1 (11% ) | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ 9 | GD 17
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 229 | ๐ฉ | 116 ๐จ 38 ๐ฅ 75 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
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Wilson
Jacobsen
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Buck
Craven
Bestall
Coleman
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Marshall
Wilf Gillow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
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FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
Full Back
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
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FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
Full Back
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |
Midfielder
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
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M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
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W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
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W George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #344 |
Winger
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W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
Winger
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W Tommy Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #346 |
Winger
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CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
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F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
Forward
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CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
Forward
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
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