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Game #1582

Aston Villa

4-1-1, 9 PTS

Saturday, 26 September 1931

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Won

7th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

West Ham United

3-0-5, 6 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 39,619

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

Aston Villa

5-2

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West Ham United

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Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 21' | Jack Mandley | 47' | 78' |

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1931

⚽ | 18' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring
⚽ | 21' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 47' Goal, 3-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
🥅 | 68' Goal, 3-1, (West Ham United), Wood
🥅 | 72' Goal, 3-2, (West Ham United), Joe Tate og
⚽ | 74' Goal, 4-2, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 78' Goal, 5-2, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 West Ham United

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 September 1931
  • Villa win their third successive home game as they also dish out their third successive hammering, hitting West Ham for five to make it four wins, a draw and a defeat in six division one games this season

  • The top scorers from 1930-31 now have hit twenty two goals in just six games in 1931-32 as Pongo Waring scores four for the second successive match to make it 12 for the season.

  • Villa have now scored three or more goals four times in six games so far this season and five or more three times.

  • Villa however have kept just one clean sheet in six.

  • Despite their outstanding run of scoring Villa somehow remain joint 7th - two points behind their next opponents Sheffield Wednesday, who are the only team to score more goals than Villa so far in 1931-32 with 27.

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

West Ham United

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
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Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Saturday, 26 September 1931

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🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: E. C. Carnwell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lichfield, 1931-1933
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 231 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 38 🟥 75 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: E. C. Carnwell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lichfield, 1931-1933

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

Billy Smith names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game.

TEAM STATS

Referee

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Syd King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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West Ham United

Dixon
Earl A.
Cox
Norris
Barrett
Collins
Wood
Earle S.
Watson
Weldon
Ruffell

Line Ups

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Squad Bios

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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None

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

Reports

🟩 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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