Game #1581
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 19 September 1931


Won
7th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
1-0-5, 2 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 56,698
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
3-6

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Joe Tate | 20' | Joe Beresford | 31' | Pongo Waring | 32' | Jimmy Gibson | 75' |
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 September 1931
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Miller
🚑 | 5' Player injured on field of play, Fred Biddlestone
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Tate
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-1, Pongo Waring, Assist by Joe Beresford
⚽ | 32' Goal, 3-1, Eric Houghton, Assist by Pongo Waring
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 3-2, (Chelsea), Jackson
⚽ | 60' Goal, 4-2, Eric Houghton
⚽ | 75' Goal, 5-2, Pongo Waring, Assist by Jimmy Gibson
🥅 | 79' Goal, 5-3, (Chelsea), Jackson
⚽ | 82' Goal, 6-3, Pongo Waring
🕒 | FT Chelsea 3-6 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
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 September 1931
Villa secure their first away win of the season as they continue their unbeaten run against Chelsea with a strong victory at Stamford Bridge as Villa make it 13 goals in two games.
Pongo Waring scores four and Eric Houghton a brace as Villa run up 17 goals in five games.
Villa however have kept just one clean sheet in five.
Villa have now scored three or more goals three times in five games so far this season and six or more twice.
Villa make it three wins, a draw and a defeat in five division one games this season.
Villa climb to joint 7th in the table alongside four other clubs.
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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
Chelsea


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Saturday, 19 September 1931
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🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: George Denton | 🏴 | Northampton
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 230 | 🟩 | 117 🟨 38 🟥 75 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Denton | 🏴 | Northampton, 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
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game.
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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 | 🏴 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
David Calderhead | 🏴 |

Chelsea
Woodley
Barber
Donald
Irving
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Ferguson
Jackson
Cheyne
Gallacher
Miller
Pearson
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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

🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
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UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


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🟩 19 Sep 1931, Villa 6-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

