Game #1581
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS

Saturday, 19 September 1931
7th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ 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 | ๐ฅ |
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 |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ฅ | 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
Billy Smith names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa secure their first away win of the season as they continue their unbeaten run against Chelsea with a strong victory at Stamford Bridge as Villa make it 13 goals in two games.
Pongo Waring scores four and Eric Houghton a brace as Villa run up 17 goals in five games.
Villa however have kept just one clean sheet in five.
Villa have now scored three or more goals three times in five games so far this season and six or more twice.
Villa make it three wins, a draw and a defeat in five division one games this season.
Villa climb to joint 7th in the table alongside four other clubs.
Starting XI

Won
6-3
๐ฉ 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | 20' | 31' | 75' | 82' | Eric Houghton | 32' | 60' |
Assist(s) | Joe Tate | 20' | Joe Beresford | 31' | Pongo Waring | 32' | Jimmy Gibson | 75' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 5' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Miller
๐ | 5' Player injured on field of play, Fred Biddlestone
โฝ | 20' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Tate
