Game #1577
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Won
WWWLW
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,606
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Leicester City
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 29 August 1931
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 226 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 37 🟥 74 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
Aston Villa
GK Fred Biddlestone |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
CB Alec Talbot |
M Joe Tate |
M Jimmy Gibson |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Leicester City
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 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
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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