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
Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY SECOND goal in twenty six games as Villa record their biggest League victory to date to make it fourteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty eight division one games having scored EIGHTY FOUR goals.
🟩 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
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F 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 | |
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GK Reg Miles | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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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

None
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

