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Game #1584

Aston Villa

Saturday, 10 October 1931

Won

WWWLW

Division One

Attendance: 39,673

Bolton Wanderers

Villa Park

Aston Villa

2-1

Bolton Wanderers

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Eric Houghton scores to help secure Villa's fourth win in five.

KEY MAN

Eric Houghton scored his seventh of the season as Villa bounce back from defeat at Hillsborough to beat Bolton, Saturday, 10 October 1931.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 10 October 1931

ON THIS DAY

Villa bounce back from defeat to Wednesday to win for the fourth time in five to make it five wins, a draw and two defeats in eight division one games this season.

Aston Villa

Bolton Wanderers

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

FIXTURE HISTORY

Bolton Wanderers

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 233 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Bolton Wanderers

TEAM NEWS

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

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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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 |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |

MANAGER

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Bolton Wanderers

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

LEAGUE TABLE

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