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Game #1584

Aston Villa

5-1-2, 11 PTS

Saturday, 10 October 1931

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Won

6th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

4-1-5, 9 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 39,673

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

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Bolton Wanderers

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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 October 1931

🥅 | 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

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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 October 1931
  • 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.

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, 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

Bolton Wanderers

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29

FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
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Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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

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🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

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

🕒 233 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

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

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

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

Referee

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, 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

Charles Foweraker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Bolton Wanderers

Jones
Wagstaffe
Finney
Goslin
Seddon
Nicholson
Butler
Wright
Blackmore
Gibson
Rimmer

Line Ups

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, 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

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🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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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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🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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