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Game #1577
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Won
WWWLW
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,606
Aston Villa
3-2
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
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
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Aug 1931, Villa 3-2 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Villa open the season with a victory having finished League runners up the previous season.
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