Game #1562
Aston Villa
14-8-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 31 January 1931
Won
3rd
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Middlesbrough
12-4-12, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,947
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
8-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Alec Talbot 6' | Jack Mandley | 66' | Pongo Waring | 72' |
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 January 1931
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Alec Talbot
⚽ | 25' Goal, 2-0, Pongo Waring
⚽ | 40' Goal, 3-0, Billy Walker
⚽ | 42' Goal, 4-0, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 50' Goal, 5-0, Billy Walker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 5-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 66' Goal, 6-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 72' Goal, 7-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Pongo Waring
🥅 | 83' Goal, 7-1, (Middlesbrough), Camsell
⚽ | 84' Goal, 8-1, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 8-1 Middlesbrough
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
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 January 1931
In revenge for their first defeat of the season in September, Villa simply destroy Boro at Villa Park as Pongo Waring scores his THIRTY SECOND goal in twenty six games.
Villa record their biggest League victory to date, eclipsing the 7-0 win over Manchester United in December
Villa make it fourteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty eight division one games having scored EIGHTY FOUR goals.
Villa's goal haul is the highest of any team in the division including the two teams above them, Wednesday and Arsenal.
Villa score four or more for the eleventh time in 30 games this season, having scored five twice, six twice, seven once and eight once.
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 31 January 1931
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🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson
HT Score: 🟩 5-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 8-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 211 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 36 🟥 72 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. E. Rycroft | 🏴 | Nelson, 1930-
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
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Peter McWilliam | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
Mathieson
J. Jennings
Freeman
Webster
Elkes
Forrest
Muttitt
McKay
Camsell
Bruce
Cameron
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, 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
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park