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Game #1574

Aston Villa

24-9-7, 57 PTS

Saturday, 18 April 1931

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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

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Aston Villa

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🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

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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

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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

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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

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

FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
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Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

FIXTURE DETAILS
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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
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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: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

🕒 223 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.69

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: W. Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough, 1930-1931

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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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

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Billy Smith names an unchanged line up.

Referee

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Leeds United

Potts
Milburn
Menzies
Edwards
Hart
Copping
Turnbull
Furness
Keetley
Wainscoat
Cochrane

Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

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🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🔥
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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Injury | 3 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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MATCH VIDEO
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