Game #1644
Aston Villa
10-6-4, 26 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1932


Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Middlesbrough
4-3-14, 11 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,309
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Middlesbrough

Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 81' |
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1932
⚽ | 43' Goal, 1-0, Eric Houghton, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 81' Goal, 2-0, Jack Mandley, Assist by Eric Houghton
⚽ | 84' Goal, 3-0, Joe Beresford
🥅 | 89' Goal, 3-1, (Middlesbrough), Baxter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough
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
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1932
Villa end 1932 with successive victories as Eric Houghton scores from the spot.
Villa make it thirteen wins, six draws and four defeats in their twenty three division one games so far this season.
Villa score three or more goals for the 12th time in 23 games this season.
In total Villa have now scored 58 goals in 23 games so far in 1932-33 conceding 36.
Villa's win keeps them second but now level with only Wednesday as leaders Arsenal drop a point to sit five ahead.
Villa remain second, five points off leaders Arsenal.
Mid-table Bolton are up next in the first fixture of 1933.
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1932-33 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #294 |
Saturday, 31 December 1932
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🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934 led Management Committee
Referee: William Bunnell | 🏴 | Preston
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934
🕒 293 | 🟩 | 147 🟨 52 🟥 94 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Bunnell | 🏴 | Preston, 1921-
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
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Kingdon replaces Jimmy Gibson.
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy Smith | 🏴 | 1926-1934

Aston Villa
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
FB Joe Nibloe | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Billy Kingdon | 🏴 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF George Brown | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Peter McWilliam | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
Gibson
Jennings
Stuart
Brown
Elkes
Forrest
Camsell
Bruce
Blackmore
Baxter
Williams
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, 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

🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
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 🇺
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
FB Danny Blair | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 31 Dec 1932, Villa 3-1 Boro, Villa Park

