Aston Villa
9-3-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 12 December 1931
1931-32
8th
Lost
4-5
Sheffield United
10-2-7, 22 PTS
Division One
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,831
๐ฅ 12 Dec 1931, Villa 4-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Scorer(s) | Jimmy Gibson | 12' | Pongo Waring | 2-5 | Billy Walker | 3-5 | Eric Houghton | 4-5 |
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 3-5 | Billy Walker | 4-5 |
Fixture List
๐ฉ 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 31 Aug 1931, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Sep 1931, Villa 7-0 Grimsby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Sep 1931, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Oct 1931, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Oct 1931, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
Division One
๐ฅ 24 Oct 1931, Villa 2-3 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 31 Oct 1931, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Nov 1931, Villa 5-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 14 Nov 1931, Villa 0-3 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Nov 1931, Villa 3-2 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 28 Nov 1931, Villa 3-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Dec 1931, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 12 Dec 1931, Villa 4-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Dec 1931, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Dec 1931, Villa 7-1 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 26 Dec 1931, Villa 1-1 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Dec 1931, Villa 3-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1932, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Jan 1932, Villa 8-3 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Jan 1932, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
FA Cup
๐ฉ 16 Jan 1932, Villa 6-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 23 Jan 1932, Villa 1-1 Portsmouth, Fratton
FA Cup
๐ฅ 27 Jan 1932, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 30 Jan 1932, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Feb 1932, Villa 2-2 Grimsby, Blundell Park
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Feb 1932, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Feb 1932, Villa 1-2 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Feb 1932, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Feb 1932, Villa 0-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 5 Mar 1932, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Mar 1932, Villa 3-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Division One
๐จ 25 Mar 1932, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Mar 1932, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Mar 1932, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Apr 1932, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1932, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 16 Apr 1932, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 23 Apr 1932, Villa 5-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 25 Apr 1932, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 30 Apr 1932, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
๐ฅ 7 May 1932, Villa 2-3 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 12 December 1931
Villa take the lead but United equalise with an offside goal before taking the lead against the run of play after a mix up in the Villa area.
Worse was to come as United handle in the box and a penalty is denied by referee Hull much to the chagrin of the Villa players and staff.
To add insult to injury United plunder a third, albeit legitimate goal before another just after half time and a fifth two minutes later and somehow Villa are trailing 1-5 after 51 minutes.
Pongo Waring scores for the twenty first time this season before Alec Talbot is rendered lame and has to leave the field of play but Villa score two more and miss a late penalty that would have pulled off a remarkable draw.
Villa score four away from home and have now scored three or more goals nine times in seventeen games so far this season and five or more four times.
Villa make it three clean sheets in 17 games so far in 1931-32.
Villa make it nine wins, three draws and five defeats in seventeen division one games this season.
Villa's defeat leaves them outright 8th in the table as they are still to settle their two games in hand that would send them outright third in the table behind leaders Everton and second placed Arsenal.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
๐ 243 ๐ฉ 122 ๐จ 39 ๐ฅ 82 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #1593
Match Record
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 12 December 1931
Game Record
Manager: Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: H. E. Hull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burnley, 1931-1937
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 4-5
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 71 | ๐ฉ W34 (48% ) | ๐จ D18 | ๐บ(73% ) | ๐ฅ L19 (27% ) | โฝ 147 | ๐ฅ 100 | GD 47
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Sheffield United
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 12' Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Gibson
๐ฅ
| 22' Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Dunne
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| Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United), Pickering
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| Goal, 1-3, (Sheffield United), Pickering
๐ | HT Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 49' Goal, 1-4, (Sheffield United), Dunne
๐ฅ
| 51' Goal, 1-5, (Sheffield United), Oswald
โฝ | Goal, 2-5, Pongo Waring
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, Alec Talbot
โฝ | Goal, 3-5, Billy Walker, Assist by Eric Houghton
๐ | Player returns to field of play with injury, Alec Talbot
โฝ | Goal, 4-5, Eric Houghton, Assist by Billy Walker
๐ฅ | 87' Missed penalty, Tommy Smart
๐ | FT Sheffield United 5-4 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: H. E. Hull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burnley, 1931-1937
Officials
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Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1926-1934
GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Sheffield United
John Nicholson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Kendall
Thorpe
Hooper
Gooney
Holmes
Green
Oxley
Barclay
Dunne
Pickering
Oswald
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
None
Reg Chester replaces Jack Mandley.
Sheffield United
Not Recorded
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1931-32
First Team Squad
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Danny Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #342 |
Full Back
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FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
Full Back
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M Jimmy Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |
Midfielder
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W Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |
Winger
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W Tommy Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #346 |
Winger
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F Dai Astley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #341 |
Forward
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CF Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |
Forward
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GK Harry Morton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #343 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
Full Back
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M Billy Kingdon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |
Midfielder
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M Joe Tate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |
Midfielder
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W George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #344 |
Winger
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CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
Forward
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CF George Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #333 |
Forward
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F Reg Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |
Forward
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
Centre Back
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
Full Back
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M Billy Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #345 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #339 |
Midfielder
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W Jack Mandley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #337 |
Winger
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F Bob Brocklebank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #336 |
Forward
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F Joe Beresford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |
Forward
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