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Game #1550

Aston Villa

9-5-4, 23 PTS

Saturday, 6 December 1930

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Won

5th=

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

Division One

Sheffield United

5-7-6, 17 PTS

Bramall Park

Attendance: 17,540

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Sheffield United

3-4

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 6' | 3-1 | Billy Walker | 11' |

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1930

🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Dunne
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 11' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Shefiield United 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Jack Mandley
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Sheffield United), Gillespie
⚽ | 82' Goal, 4-2, Billy Walker
🥅 | 88' Goal, 4-3, (Sheffield United), Dunne
🕒 | FT Shefiield United 3-4 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 December 1930
  • Villa win for the first time in five as Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY THIRD goal in eighteen games

  • Overall Villa make it nine wins, five draws and four defeats in their eighteen division one games having scored FIFTY goals second only to leaders Arsenal.

  • Villa score four or more for the seventh time in 18 games this season, having scored five once and six twice.

  • Villa win away from home for the first time in six.

  • Villa remain fifth in the table but close the gap on leaders Arsenal to five points.

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Sheffield United

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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1924–25

FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
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Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #200 |
Saturday, 6 December 1930

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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: James Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 199 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 32 🟥 69 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: James Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1929-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.

Referee

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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Aston Villa

GK Percy Maggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |

MANAGER

John Nicholson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Sheffield United

Kendall
J. R. Gibson
Birks
Sampey
Matthews
Green
S. Gibson
Spice
Dunne
Gillespie
Tunstall

Line Ups

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🟥
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UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 6 Dec 1930, Villa 4-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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MATCH VIDEO
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