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Game #1592

Aston Villa

Saturday, 5 December 1931

Aston Villa

2-0

Derby County

Division One

Derby County

Villa Park

Attendance: 32,871

Won

WLWDW

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Eric Houghton scores a brace to secure a third win in five.

KEY MAN

Eric Houghton scored a brace to secure Villa a third win in five games, Saturday, 5 December 1931.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 5 December 1931

ON THIS DAY

Villa win for the third time in five to make it nine wins, three draws and four defeats in sixteen division one games this season scoring FORTY THREE goals.

Aston Villa

Derby County

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa Vs.

Derby County

Previous 5 vs. Derby County: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 |

PREVIOUS MATCH

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Saturday, 5 December 1931

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWDW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 241 | 🟩 | 123 🟨 40 🟥 78 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

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TEAM NEWS

Jimmy Gibson and Dai Astley replace Tommy Wood and Joe Beresford.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Morton |
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 Dai Astley |
F Billy Walker |

MANAGER

George Jobey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Derby County

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED

Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

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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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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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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