Game #1595
Aston Villa
Friday, 25 December 1931
Won
DWLLW
Division One
Attendance: 33,774
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Joe Beresford hits a hat-trick as Villa stop a run of heavy defeats with a battering of Boro.
Aston Villa
7-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Joe Beresford and Eric Houghton hit hat-tricks to hammer Boro after successive heavy defeats, Friday, 25 December 1931.
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Friday, 25 December 1931
ON THIS DAY
Villa stop a run of two consecutive defeats and ten goals conceded to hit Boro for seven at Villa Park and make it ten wins, three draws and six defeats in nineteen division one games this season scoring FIFTY FIVE goals.
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #245 |
Friday, 25 December 1931
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 7-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 244 | 🟩 | 124 🟨 40 🟥 80 | 1.69
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy Smith led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Middlesbrough
TEAM NEWS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up despite losing successive games and conceding ten goals.
TEAM STATS
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Peter McWilliam | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Joe Tate |
M Jimmy Gibson |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
Middlesbrough
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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