Game #1575
Aston Villa
25-9-7, 59 PTS
Saturday, 25 April 1931
Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester City
18-9-14, 45 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,272
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 2' | Reg Chester | 7' | 53' |
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 April 1931
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Reg Chester, Assist by Eric Houghton
⚽ | 7' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Reg Chester
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
⚽ | 53' Goal, 3-0, Pongo Waring, Assist by Reg Chester
🥅 | 65' Goal, 3-1, (Manchester City), Wrighton
🥅 | 76' Goal, 3-2, (Manchester City), Toseland
⚽ | 85' Goal, 4-2, Eric Houghton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Manchester 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
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 April 1931
Pongo Waring scores his FIFTIETH goal in forty games as Villa record a thirteenth victory in sixteen.
Villa make it twenty five wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their forty one division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT goals - the most in the division and an all time record in English football.
Villa score four or more for the twentieth time in 43 games this season having scored six three times, seven once and eight once.
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, 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
Manchester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1903-04
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Saturday, 25 April 1931
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🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Raymond Woodward | 🏴 | Doncaster
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 224 | 🟩 | 114 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Raymond Woodward | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1930-
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
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names the same line up for a third consecutive game.
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, 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 Reg Chester | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Peter Hodge | 🏴 |
Manchester City
Langford
Ridley
Barnett
Busley
Cowan
McMullan
Toseland
Marshall
Halliday
Wrightson
Brook
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, 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
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, 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 🇺
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park