Game #1566
Aston Villa
18-8-6, 44 PTS
Saturday, 28 February 1931
Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
13-3-14, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,531
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 31' | Jack Mandley | 44' | 81' |
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 February 1931
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Smith
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Eric Houghton
⚽ | 44' Goal, 2-1, Joe Beresford, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Richards
⚽ | 81' Goal, 3-2, Joe Beresford, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 88' Goal, 4-2, Joe Beresford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Leicester City
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
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 February 1931
Joe Beresford scores a hat-trick as Villa make it five consecutive wins.
Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY NINTH goal in thirty games as Villa record five consecutive victories to make it eighteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty two division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWO goals.
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, 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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #216 |
Saturday, 28 February 1931
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🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Stephenson | 🏴 | Liverpool
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 215 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 36 🟥 72 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Stephenson | 🏴 | Liverpool
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
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names the same line up for a fourth consecutive game.
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Reg Miles | 🏴 |
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 Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Willie Orr | 🏴 |
Leicester City
McLaren
Black
Osborne
Watson
Heywood
Ritchie
Adcock
Smith
Hine
Lockhead
Richards
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, 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
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, 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 🇺
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park