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

Saturday, 19 September 1931
7th=
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ

Won
6-3
๐ฉ 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
Chelsea
1-0-5, 2 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 56,698
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.
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
Starting XI
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
โฝ | 31' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Beresford
โฝ | 32' Goal, 3-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Pongo Waring
๐ | HT Chelsea 1-3 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 57' Goal, 3-2, (Chelsea), Jackson
โฝ | 60' Goal, 4-2, Eric Houghton
โฝ | 75' Goal, 5-2, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
๐ฅ
| 79' Goal, 5-3, (Chelsea), Jackson
โฝ | 82' Goal, 6-3, Pongo Waring
๐ | FT Chelsea 3-6 Aston Villa
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Saturday, 19 September 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Denton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northampton, 1931-1935
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 6-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: George Denton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northampton, 1931-1935
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 230 | ๐ฉ | 117 ๐จ 38 ๐ฅ 75 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Woodley
Barber
Donald
Irving
>
Ferguson
Jackson
Cheyne
Gallacher
Miller
Pearson
David Calderhead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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
Match Media





