Game #1584
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
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
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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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
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Team News
Billy Smith names the same line up for the eighth consecutive game.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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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
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: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
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
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
4-1-5, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,673
Jones
Wagstaffe
Finney
Goslin
Seddon
Nicholson
Butler
Wright
Blackmore
Gibson
Rimmer
Charles Foweraker | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Unused Substitutes
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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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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
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.
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