Aston Villa
6-1-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1931
1931-32
5th=
Won
3-0
Portsmouth
2-2-7, 6 PTS
Division One
Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,915
๐ฉ 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' |
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Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 235 ๐ฉ 119 ๐จ 37 ๐ฅ 79 | 1.68
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Match Record
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #235 |
Saturday, 17 October 1931
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1931-1947
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ W5 (45% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(55% ) | ๐ฅ L5 (45% ) | โฝ 24 | ๐ฅ 21 | GD 3
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Portsmouth
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 | ยฃ1,500 signing from Charlton
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Dai Astley
๐ | HT Portsmouth 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 66' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Tommy Smart
โฝ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Jack Mandley
โฝ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Jack Mandley
๐ | FT Portsmouth 0-3 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Reading, 1931-1947
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions permitted in period
Portsmouth
Jack Tinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gilfillan
Mackie
Hough
Nichol
Allen
Smith W.
Forward
Maidmeat
Patemen
Easson
Cook
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Team News
Aston Villa
International Duty | 2 |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Billy Smith makes his first changes of the season as Reg Chester and Dai Astley (debut) replace Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring.
Portsmouth
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