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1930–31 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa played the 1930–31 English football season in the Football League First Division. Villa scored 128 league goals in 42 matches, a First Division record.[1] Villa's Pongo Waring finished as the leagues top scorer with 49 goals,[2] overshadowing Eric Houghton who scored 30 goals.[3] As of 2023, this remains the Villa record season for goals scored.[4]

Aston Villa
1930–31 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division2nd
FA CupThird round
Second City Derby
18—10—11

Villa started the season with four successive league wins, a record not matched until the 2020–21 season.[5] On 17 January 1931 Villa beat Bolton 3–1.[6][7] They would go on to win their eight remaining home games and thus had nine consecutive home wins to end the season.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Other notable statistics included inflicting a 7–0 victory over Manchester United, the joint-heaviest competitive defeat for that club[16] In the Second City derby, following a 1–1 home draw,[17] Villa beat Birmingham 4–0 at St Andrews with goals by Joe Beresford, Eric Houghton, Jack Mandley and Joe Tate.[18]

There were debuts for Tommy Wood (71), Reg Miles (16) and Percy Maggs (14).[19] After a trial with Villa in October 1930, goalkeeper, Harry Morton (192) was signed as an amateur and made his club debut for the reserves in a Central League game against Everton Reserves on 22 November 1930. He went on to sign as a professional in March 1931. Richard York (356) played just four times in the 1930–31 campaign.[20]

Diary of season

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Arsenal (C) 42 28 10 4 127 59 2.153 66
2 Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 128 78 1.641 59
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 22 8 12 102 75 1.360 52
4 Portsmouth 42 18 13 11 84 67 1.254 49
5 Huddersfield Town 42 18 12 12 81 65 1.246 48
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Groot, Lucas Franciscus Michaël, Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance; pp. 34–35 ISBN 178100823X
  2. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ AVFC History: 1930–31
  4. ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161
  5. ^ BBC, Aston Villa v Leeds United 23 Oct 2020 Premier League
  6. ^ "Aston Villa 3–1 Bolton Wanderers, 1930–31 Division One, 17 Jan 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "All of the Matches". www.avfchistory.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Aston Villa 8–1 Middlesbrough, 1930–31 Division One, 31 Jan 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Aston Villa 4–2 Sunderland, 1930–31 Division One, 18 Feb 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Aston Villa 4–2 Leicester City, 1930–31 Division One, 28 Feb 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Aston Villa 5–1 Arsenal, 1930–31 Division One, 14 Mar 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Aston Villa 4–1 Blackpool, 1930–31 Division One, 28 Mar 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Aston Villa 4–3 Newcastle United, 1930–31 Division One, 7 Apr 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Aston Villa 4–0 Sheffield United, 1930–31 Division One, 11 Apr 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City, 1930–31 Division One, 25 Apr 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Man Utd 'eaten alive' & Fernandes a 'disgrace'". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Aston Villa 1–1 Birmingham, 1930–31 Division One, 18 Oct 1930". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Birmingham 0–4 Aston Villa, 1930–31 Division One, 21 Feb 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  20. ^ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  21. ^ James, Andrew & Kelly, Arsenal: The Complete Record. p160
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