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Game #1557

Aston Villa

12-7-6, 31 PTS

Saturday, 3 January 1931

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Drew

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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

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Aston Villa

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

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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

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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.

  • Villa score four or more for the tenth time in 25 games this season, having scored five twice, six twice & seven once.

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

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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

West Ham United

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
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Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

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

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

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨

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

🕒 206 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 34 🟥 71 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Albert Archer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Market Harborough, 1930-

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

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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Billy Smith names the same line up for a third consecutive game.

Referee

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

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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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

Syd King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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West Ham United

Dixon
England
Earl
Collins
Barrett
Cadwell
Yews
Earle
Gibbins
James
Harris

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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

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MATCH VIDEO
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