Game #1554
Aston Villa
11-6-5, 28 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1930
Drew
3rd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Chelsea
8-5-9, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 53,580
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-3
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 1-1 |
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1930
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Gallagher
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Pongo Waring
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Chelsea, pen), Odell
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Chelsea), Odell
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Chelsea
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
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1930
Villa make it one defeat in seven as they begin to get their faltering title challenge back on track but they are held at home by Chelsea.
Pongo Waring scores his TWENTY EIGHTH goal in twenty two games but leaves the field in the second half with injury.
Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and five defeats in their twenty two division one games having scored SIXTY goals.
Only leaders Arsenal have a better goal haul.
Villa's improved form lifts them to third in the table although first and second placed Arsenal and Wednesday have a game in hand on Billy Smith's men.
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
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
Chelsea
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Friday, 26 December 1930
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🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴 | Bolton
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 33 🟥 70 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Albert Fogg | 🏴 | Bolton, 1923-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Reg Chester | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🚑 | ❌ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
David Calderhead | 🏴 |
Chelsea
Millington
Odell
Barber
Russell
Townlow
Bishop
A. Jackson
Cheyne
Gallacher
Wilson
Pearson
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Percy Maggs | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Dec 1930, Villa 3-3 Chelsea, Villa Park