Game #1557
Aston Villa
12-7-6, 31 PTS
Saturday, 3 January 1931


Drew
3rd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
West Ham United
11-6-7, 28 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 18,810
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
West Ham United
5-5

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Jack Mandley | 30' | 40' |
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 January 1931
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Gibbins
⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-1, Joe Beresford
🥅 | 12' Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Harris
🥅 | 15' Goal, 1-3, (West Ham United), Gibbins
⚽ | 30' Goal, 2-3, Billy Walker, Assist by Jack Mandley
🥅 | 35' Goal, 2-4, (West Ham United), Yews
⚽ | 40' Goal, 3-4, George Brown, Assist by Jack Mandley
🥅 | 42' Goal, 3-5, (West Ham United), Barrett
🕒 | HT West Ham United 5-3 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53' Goal, 4-5, Eric Houghton, pen
⚽ | 61' Goal, 5-5, Joe Beresford
🕒 | FT West Ham United 5-5 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
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 January 1931
Joe Beresford hits two as Villa score five at Upton Park but are held to a a draw but that only tells some of the story..
Terrible conditions, forwards dominating as defenders struggle for control, it's to and fro until West Ham take a convincing 5-3 lead into the interval.
Villa though come out and win the second half to equalise on 61' but amazingly despite 10 goals in the first hour, the final 30 minutes sees no addition to the score and a classic is born.
Villa hit five away from home but are held at Upton Park to make it twelve wins, seven draws and six defeats in their twenty five division one games having scored SEVENTY TWO goals.
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton 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
West Ham United


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 3 January 1931
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🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: A. A. Archer | 🏴 | Market Harborough
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 5-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 206 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 34 🟥 71 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Albert Archer | 🏴 | Market Harborough
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

CARDS

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton 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 | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F George Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Syd King | 🏴 |

West Ham United
Dixon
England
Earl
Collins
Barrett
Cadwell
Yews
Earle
Gibbins
James
Harris
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton 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
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Percy Maggs | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟨 3 Jan 1931, Villa 5-5 West Ham, Upton Park

