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Game #1584

Aston Villa

5-1-2, 11 PTS

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Saturday, 10 October 1931

6th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934
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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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

None

Team News

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

Team Stats

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

2-1

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 31' | Billy Walker | 69' |

Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 31' | Jack Mandley | 69' |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 29' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Gibson
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-1, Billy Walker, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #234 |
Saturday, 10 October 1931

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: H. Rayner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Huddersfield, 1931-1932
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Officials

Referee: H. Rayner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Huddersfield, 1931-1932

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 70 | 🟩 W30 (43% ) | 🟨 D11 | 🇺(59% ) | 🟥 L29 (41% ) | ⚽ 113 | 🥅 129 | GD -16

Match Stats

Not recorded

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 233 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Division One

Bolton Wanderers

4-1-5, 9 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 39,673

Jones
Wagstaffe
Finney
Goslin
Seddon
Nicholson
Butler
Wright
Blackmore
Gibson
Rimmer

Charles Foweraker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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On This Day
  • Villa win their fourth successive home League game this season.

  • Villa now have one clean sheet in seven games this season

  • Villa make it five wins, a draw and two defeats in eight division one games this season.

  • Villa's fourth win in five sees them finally move up the table to joint 6th but they share the spot with four other clubs and still have games in hand on those around them.

  • Up next are bottom side Portsmouth and an opportunity to make further progress.

Starting XI
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

36

36

🔥

0

0

🟩

20

🟨

5

🟥

11

3

🥅

70

LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

283

283

🔥

1

2

🟩

121

🟨

63

🟥

99

CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

164

164

🔥

4

2

🟩

86

🟨

28

🟥

50

FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

417

417

🔥

7

4

🟩

199

🟨

80

🟥

138

M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

108

108

🔥

6

9

🟩

56

🟨

22

🟥

30

M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

134

134

🔥

3

10

🟩

75

🟨

19

🟥

40

W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

53

53

🔥

11

34

🟩

29

🟨

11

🟥

13

W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

74

74

🔥

51

19

🟩

42

🟨

11

🟥

21

F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

153

153

🔥

50

17

🟩

82

🟨

21

🟥

50

CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

126

126

🔥

112

34

🟩

71

🟨

21

🟥

34

CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

469

469

🔥

233

70

🟩

219

🟨

96

🟥

154

Substitutes
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GK Sub

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Sub 1

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Sub 2

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Sub 3

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🔁

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Sub 4

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Sub 5

🟩

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Match Media
What they Said

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