Game #1584
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Saturday, 10 October 1931


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

Bolton Wanderers

Assist(s) | Billy Walker | 31' | Jack Mandley | 69' |
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1928-29
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 233 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: H. Rayner | 🏴 | Huddersfield, 1931-1932
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

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

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names the same line up for the eighth consecutive game.
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

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 | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
Jones
Wagstaffe
Finney
Goslin
Seddon
Nicholson
Butler
Wright
Blackmore
Gibson
Rimmer
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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


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


MATCH REPORTS









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

