Game #1585
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 October 1931
Portsmouth
0-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,915
Won
WWLWW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dai Astley made a goalscoring debut as Villa win for the fifth time in six, Saturday, 17 October 1931.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1931
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #235 |
Saturday, 17 October 1931
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 234 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_20e0994c21544b97960024ee4cd1cebc~mv2.gif)
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
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
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 |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
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Portsmouth
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_20e0994c21544b97960024ee4cd1cebc~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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