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Game #1570

Aston Villa

Saturday, 28 March 1931

Won

WWWDW

Division One

Blackpool

Attendance: 27,245

Villa Park

Aston Villa

4-1

Blackpool

Assist(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Pongo Waring scores his FORTY FIFTH goal of the season as Villa win for the ninth time in eleven unbeaten games.

KEY MAN

Pongo Waring hit a hat-trick to make it FORTY FIVE goals for the season as Villa extend their unbeaten run to eleven, winning nine, Saturday, 28 March 1931.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 28 March 1931

ON THIS DAY

Pongo Waring scored his FORTY FIFTH goal in thirty four games as Villa record a ninth victory in eleven unbeaten games to make it twenty one wins, nine draws and six defeats in their thirty five division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN goals.

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Blackpool

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

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackpool

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | - | - | - | - | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Saturday, 28 March 1931

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWDW |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 219 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 37 🟥 72 | 1.68

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Blackpool

TEAM NEWS

Billy Smith names the same line up for an eighth consecutive game.

TEAM STATS

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

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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

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Blackpool

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Reported

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

MATCH QUOTES

MATCH REPORT

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