Game #1556
Aston Villa
12-6-6, 30 PTS
Thursday, 1 January 1931
Lost
3rd
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
9-3-11, 21 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 45,045
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 1 January 1931
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 80' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Wilkinson
🥅 | 81' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Starling
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 2-0 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
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 1 January 1931
Villa are selected to play away from home on New Years Day for the 15th time in the 16 fixtures they have played on 1st January.
Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have now played just one home game on 1st January in 40 years.
Villa lose for the 12th time in 16 New Years Day fixtures
Villa fail to score for the first time this season.
Villa open 1931 with a shock result as a team that had scored SIXTY SEVEN goals in their previous twenty three games drew a blank as they lose at St James' Park to make it twelve wins, six draws and six defeats in their twenty four division one games.
Villa's loss leaves them fifth in the table.
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #206 |
Thursday, 1 January 1931
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🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 205 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 33 🟥 71 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Rickwood | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1928-
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
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
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 | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Andy Cunningham | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
McInroy
Nelson
Fairhurst
Naylor
Davidson
Weaver
Boyd
Bedford
Hutchinson
Starling
Wilkinson
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
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 🇺
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Jan 1931, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'