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Game #1579

Aston Villa

1-1-1, 3 PTS

Saturday, 5 September 1931

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Lost

9th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Division One

Liverpool

2-1-0, 5 PTS

Anfield

Attendance: 32,909

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

Liverpool

2-0

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | None

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1931

🥅 | 14' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Wright
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Wright
🕒 | HT Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Liverpool 2-0 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

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1931
  • Villa's stuttering start to the season continues as they follow a win and a draw with defeat at Anfield as Liverpool's trademark ugly football wins out against their more stylish opposition. The points go north however and that's all that really counts as the Anfielders hit two in two early first half minutes.

  • Last season's runners up sit joint 9th as a result

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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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

Liverpool

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1922-23

FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
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Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨

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

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #229 |
Saturday, 5 September 1931

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🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Harry Cartlidge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke-on-Trent, 1931-1932
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

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

🕒 228 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 38 🟥 75 | 1.68

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Harry Cartlidge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stoke-on-Trent, 1931-1932

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

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Billy Smith names the same line up for the third consecutive game.

Referee

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

MANAGER

Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

George Patterson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Liverpool

Scott
Done
Jackson
Morrison
Bradshaw
McDougall
Barton
Hodgson
Wright
McPherson
Gunson

Line Ups

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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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🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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Red
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Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

UNAVAILABLE
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None

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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🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 5 Sep 1931, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

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MATCH VIDEO
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