Game #1585
Aston Villa
6-1-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1931
Won
5th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Portsmouth
2-2-7, 6 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,915
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tommy Smart | 66' | Jack Mandley | 89' | 84' |
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1931
🟢 | 1' Debut, Dai Astley
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 66' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Tommy Smart
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Joe Beresford, Assist by Jack Mandley
⚽ | 89' Goal, 3-0, Dai Astley, Assist by Jack Mandley
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 0-3 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
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 October 1931
Dai Astley makes a goalscoring debut as Villa win for the fifth time in six.
Villa win for the second time on the road in three games.
Villa have now scored three or more goals five times in nine games so far this season and five or more three times.
Villa keep their second clean sheet in nine games.
Villa record their fifth victory in six games to make it six wins, a draw and two defeats in nine division one games this season.
Forward Dai Astley makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after impressing in the Central League team for Villa.
Villa climb to joint fifth in the table with second placed Everton, three points ahead but having played two games more, up next at Villa Park where Villa have four consecutive wins in 1931-32.
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Dai Astley | 🏴 | #341 | £1,500 signing from Charlton
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Portsmouth
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1931-32 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #235 |
Saturday, 17 October 1931
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🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 234 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 38 🟥 76 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lionel Gibbs | 🏴 | Reading, 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
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Smith makes his first changes of the season as Reg Chester and Dai Astley (debut) replace Eric Houghton and Pongo Waring.
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
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 Reg Chester | 🏴 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jack Tinn | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
Gilfillan
Mackie
Hough
Nichol
Allen
Smith W.
Forward
Maidmeat
Patemen
Easson
Cook
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
International Duty | 2 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Oct 1931, Villa 3-0 Portsmouth, Fratton