Aston Villa
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Saturday, 12 September 1931
1931-32
8th=
Won
7-0
Grimsby Town
0-1-4, 1 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,753
On This Day
Saturday, 12 September 1931
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๐ฉ 12 Sep 1931, Villa 7-0 Grimsby, Villa Park
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' |
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 230 ๐ฉ 115 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 78 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1580
Match Record
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Saturday, 12 September 1931
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
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Grimsby: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ W7 (78% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(89% ) | ๐ฅ L1 (11% ) | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ 9 | GD 17
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Team News
Unavailable
None
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Billy Smith names the same line up for the fourth consecutive game.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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
Line Up & Subs
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
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 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Wilf Gillow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Read
Wilson
Jacobsen
>
>
Buck
Craven
Bestall
Coleman
>
Marshall
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Officials
Referee: J. R. S. Middlewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bishop Auckland, 1931
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐
279
โ
279
โฝ
๐ฅ
1
2
๐ฉ
118
๐จ
63
๐ฅ
98
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1931-32
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