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GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Goalkeeper

1931 🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #340 |

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GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Reginald Miles
8 July 1905
Enfield, Middlesex
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal
Transfer In

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1930-31
November 1930
25
Free
British Army
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1931 | Free |
Football League First Division |
🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #340 |

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Played Under

Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances 🕒
Starts 🕒
Substitute 🔁
Unused Sub 🇺
Points per Game (PPG)
1
16
1
0
0
🟩 Won
🟩 Win %
🟨 Drew
🟨 Drawn %
🟥 Lost
🟥 Loss %
Goals ⚽
Assists 🔥
Yellow Cards 🟨
Red Cards 🟥
0
-
-
-
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
0
Seasons

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1930-31
25
D1
16
16
0
0
-
0
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🇺
🔥
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #
Goals Conceded 🥅
Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)
Clean Sheets ⛔
% Clean Sheets ⛔ %
43
23
1.44
4
25%

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
1930-31
25
D1
16
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

Enfield Schools
Enfield Town
Dulwich Hamlet
British Army

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Debut

Squad From Season
First Squad Match
First Squad Under
1930-31
24 January 1931
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Promoted to First Team Under
Promoted to First Team Date
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
24 January 1931
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1930-31
24 January 1931
25
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Debut

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Loans Out

None

Final

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1930-31
2 May 1931
25
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1930-31
2 May 1931
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1931-32
August 1931
26
Free
Dulwich Hamlet
Billy Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Transfer Out

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Subsequent Clubs

1931- Dulwich Hamlet, Free
Isthmian League

Retired

Quotes

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Quotes

Biography

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Biography

Player #340 for Aston Villa, Reginald Miles, known as Reg Miles, played as a goalkeeper for the club. Reg played for Villa in 1930-31 making 16 appearances.

Reg was born in Enfield, Middlesex on 8 July 1905 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 24 January 1931 aged 25.

Villa had signed Reg from he British Army in November 1930 and from debut he was an ever-present in goal for Villa until the end of that season after which he moved on to Dulwich Hamlet in August 1931 after his contract was cancelled.

Reg was the 42nd custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football.

Ironically Reg had proved himself a statistically decent ‘keeper during his brief Villa career conceding 23 in his 16 games at a rate of 1.44 goals per game which compared favourably to his contemporaries such as Percy Maggs (2.07) and Fred Biddleston (1.57).

Reg had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee

Reg passed away in Enfield in 1978 aged 73.

Died

1978, Aged 73

Appearances

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Appearances

16

Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #1561
🟨 24 Jan 1931, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1562
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1563
🟩 7 Feb 1931, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1564
🟩 18 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1565
🟩 21 Feb 1931, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1566
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1567
🟩 7 Mar 1931, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1568
🟩 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1569
🟨 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1570
🟩 28 Mar 1931, Villa 4-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1571
🟥 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | F George Brown | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1572
🟩 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1573
🟩 11 Apr 1931, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1574
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1575
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1576
🟥 2 May 1931, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Billy Kingdon | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Starts

1

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #1561
🟨 24 Jan 1931, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1562
🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1563
🟩 7 Feb 1931, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1564
🟩 18 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1565
🟩 21 Feb 1931, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1566
🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1567
🟩 7 Mar 1931, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1568
🟩 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1569
🟨 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Jack Mandley | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1570
🟩 28 Mar 1931, Villa 4-1 Blackpool, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Game #1571
🟥 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | F George Brown | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1572
🟩 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | LB Tommy Mort | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1573
🟩 11 Apr 1931, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1574
🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1575
🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Jimmy Gibson | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Game #1576
🟥 2 May 1931, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough
GK Reg Miles | CB Alec Talbot | FB Teddy Bowen | FB Tommy Smart | M Billy Kingdon | M Joe Tate | W Eric Houghton | W Reg Chester | F Joe Beresford | F Billy Walker | CF Pongo Waring |
Starts
Subs

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Goals Scored

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Goals
Assists

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Assists Made

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Cards Received

🟨

-

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
🕒 Caps
🕒 Starts
🔁 Sub
⚽ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

International Record

England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

Matches

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟨 24 Jan 1931, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

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Game #1561

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | DDLWD |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #211 |
Saturday, 24 January 1931

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa are held at Anfield to make it thirteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty seven division one games having scored SEVENTY SIX goals. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Reg Miles made his Villa debut aged 25 after joining from the British Army in November 1930.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 31 Jan 1931, Villa 8-1 Boro, Villa Park

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Game #1562

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 8-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DLWDW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 31 January 1931

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton (pen) | Jack Mandley | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Billy Walker | Billy Walker |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY SECOND goal in twenty six games as Villa record their biggest League victory to date to make it fourteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty eight division one games having scored EIGHTY FOUR goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 7 Feb 1931, Villa 6-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

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Game #1563

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWDWW

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #213 |
Saturday, 7 February 1931

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Gibson | Joe Beresford | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY FOURTH goal in twenty seven games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to four, winning three, to make it fifteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their twenty nine division one games having scored NINETY goals. The latest goalscoring feat of a remarkable period also saw Eric Houghton score his 22nd of the campaign and Waring becoming the first Villa player to score more than 32 league goals in a season beating Len Capewell’s previous record haul set in 1925-26.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 18 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

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Game #1564

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1931

Scorer(s) | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY EIGHTH goal in twenty eight games as Villa extend their unbeaten run to five, winning four, to make it sixteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty division one games having scored NINETY FOUR goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 21 Feb 1931, Villa 4-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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Game #1565

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Saturday, 21 February 1931

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | Eric Houghton | Jack Mandley | Joe Tate |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Eric Houghton scored his TWENTY THIRD goal of the season as Villa hammer the team with three names to make it six games unbeaten and five wins and seventeen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty one division one games having scored NINETY EIGHT goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 28 Feb 1931, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Villa Park

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Game #1566

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #216 |
Saturday, 28 February 1931

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | Joe Beresford | Joe Beresford | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his THIRTY NINTH goal in thirty games as Villa record five consecutive victories to make it eighteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty two division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWO goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 7 Mar 1931, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood Park

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Game #1567

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #217 |
Saturday, 7 March 1931

Scorer(s) | Joe Beresford | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his FORTIETH goal in thirty one games as Villa record six consecutive victories to make it nineteen wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty three division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 14 Mar 1931, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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Game #1568

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #218 |
Saturday, 14 March 1931

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Billy Walker |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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Pongo Waring scored his FORTY SECOND goal in thirty two games as Villa record seven consecutive victories and inflict defeat on title rivals Arsenal to make it twenty wins, eight draws and six defeats in their thirty four division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND NINE goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟨 21 Mar 1931, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

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Game #1569

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 21 March 1931

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Jack Mandley |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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Eric Houghton scored his TWENTY SIXTH goal of the season but Villa's seven game winning run comes to an end as they are held at the Baseball Ground to make it twenty wins, nine draws and six defeats in their thirty five division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TEN goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 28 Mar 1931, Villa 4-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

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Game #1570

Manager: Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1926-1934 | Management Committee |
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5 Games: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Saturday, 28 March 1931

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Joe Tate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jack Mandley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Beresford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Pongo Waring | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scores his FORTY FIFTH goal in thirty four games as Villa  record a ninth victory in eleven unbeaten games to make it twenty one  wins, nine draws and six defeats in their thirty five division one games  having scored ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟥 4 Apr 1931, Villa 0-5 Portsmouth, Fratton Park

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Game #1571

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-5 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 4 April 1931

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
F George Brown |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Villa suffer a result as shocking as it is damaging to their title prospects as a team that had scored ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN goals in their previous thirty nine games drew a blank for only the second time this season to lose heavily at Portsmouth to make it twenty one wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty seven division one games.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 7 Apr 1931, Villa 4-3 Newcastle, Villa Park

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Game #1572

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Tuesday, 7 April 1931

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring | Billy Walker | Billy Walker |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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Pongo Waring scored his FORTY SIXTH goal in thirty six games as Villa record a tenth victory in thirteen to make it twenty two wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty eight division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 11 Apr 1931, Villa 4-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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Game #1573

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Saturday, 11 April 1931

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton (pen) | Pongo Waring | Pongo Waring | Billy Walker |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his FORTY EIGHTH goal in thirty seven games as Villa record an eleventh victory in fourteen to make it twenty three wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their thirty nine division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 18 Apr 1931, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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Game #1574

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #224 |
Saturday, 18 April 1931

Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his FORTY NINTH goal in thirty eight games as Villa record a twelfth victory in fifteen to make it twenty four wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their forty division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟩 25 Apr 1931, Villa 4-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

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Game #1575

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWWWW |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Saturday, 25 April 1931

Scorer(s) | Reg Chester | Joe Beresford | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Pongo Waring scored his FIFTIETH goal in forty games as Villa record a thirteenth victory in sixteen to make it twenty five wins, nine draws and seven defeats in their forty one division one games having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT goals.

GK Reg Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #340 |

🟥 2 May 1931, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Hillsborough

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Game #1576

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWWWL |

Season | 1930-31 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #226 |
Saturday, 2 May 1931

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Reg Miles |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Teddy Bowen |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Billy Kingdon |
M Joe Tate |
W Eric Houghton |
W Reg Chester |
F Joe Beresford |
F Billy Walker |
CF Pongo Waring |

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On This Day

Villa end a remarkable season as runners up having scored ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT GOALS - more than any other League team in history. Villa’s outstanding form throughout the season was the first time under Billy Smith that everything came together as each of his previous seasons had featured deep fallow periods sandwich between excellence. Although Pongo Waring’s fifty goal haul, forty nine in the League, took the headlines there were heroes throughout the team as Eric Houghton hit thirty and there was a remarkable consistency in team selection that had rarely been seen in recent decades. The greatest team, and season to not end up as Champions? Undoubtedly.
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