Game #1574
Aston Villa
24-9-7, 57 PTS
Saturday, 18 April 1931
Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leeds United
11-7-23, 29 PTS
Elland Road
Attendance: 10,388
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
Leeds United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1931
⚽ | 42' Goal, 1-0, Pongo Waring
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50' Goal, 2-0, Reg Chester
🕒 | FT Leeds United 0-2 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
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 April 1931
Pongo Waring scores his FORTY NINTH goal in thirty eight games as Villa record a twelfth victory in fifteen.
Villa make it twenty four wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their forty division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR goals - the most in the division and an all time record in English football.
Incidentally Villa's latest win saves neighbours Birmingham from another relegation as Leeds are doomed to the second tier.
Despite Villa's win, Arsenal wrap up the title with two games of 1930-31 remaining as Villa are guaranteed second.
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
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
Leeds United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #224 |
Saturday, 18 April 1931
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🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: W. Blake | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1930-1931
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 223 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. Blake | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1930-1931
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
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
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 Reg Chester | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dick Ray | 🏴 |
Leeds United
Potts
Milburn
Menzies
Edwards
Hart
Copping
Turnbull
Furness
Keetley
Wainscoat
Cochrane
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
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
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
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 🇺
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road