Game #1585
Aston Villa
6-1-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1931
5th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
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
International Duty | 2 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
Team News
Billy Smith makes his first changes of the season as Reg Chester and Dai Astley (debut) replace Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
🟢 F Dai Astley | 🏴 | #341 | £1,500 signing from Charlton
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 66' | Joe Beresford | 84' | Dai Astley | 89' |
Assist(s) | Tommy Smart | 66' | Jack Mandley | 89' | 84' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Dai Astley
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 66' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Tommy Smart
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 0-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #235 |
Saturday, 17 October 1931
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 1931-1947
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 11 | 🟩 W5 (45% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L5 (45% ) | ⚽ 24 | 🥅 21 | GD 3
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 234 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Portsmouth
2-2-7, 6 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,915
Gilfillan
Mackie
Hough
Nichol
Allen
Smith W.
Forward
Maidmeat
Patemen
Easson
Cook
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
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: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Dai Astley makes a goalscoring debut as Villa win for the fifth time in six.
Villa win for the second time on the road in three games.
Villa have now scored three or more goals five times in nine games so far this season and five or more three times.
Villa keep their second clean sheet in nine games.
Villa record their fifth victory in six games to make it six wins, a draw and two defeats in nine division one games this season.
Forward Dai Astley makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after impressing in the Central League team for Villa.
Villa climb to joint fifth in the table with second placed Everton, three points ahead but having played two games more, up next at Villa Park where Villa have four consecutive wins in 1931-32.
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Match Media
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