1930-31_avfc

1930–31 Aston Villa F.C. season

1930–31 Aston Villa F.C. season

1930–31 season of Aston Villa

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]

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

League table

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Groot, Lucas Franciscus Michaël, Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance; pp. 34-35 ISBN 178100823X
  2. [2]
    "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. [3]
    AVFC History: 1930-31
  4. [4]
    Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161
  5. [5]
    BBC, Aston Villa v Leeds United 23 Oct 2020 Premier League
  6. [6]
    https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1560
  7. [7]
    https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches
  8. [8]
    31 Jan Villa 8-1 Middlesbrough
  9. [9]
    18 Feb Villa 4-2 Sunderland
  10. [10]
    28 Feb Villa 4-2 Leicester
  11. [11]
    14 Mar Villa 5-1 Arsenal
  12. [12]
    28 Mar Villa 4-1 Blackpool
  13. [13]
    7 Apr Villa 4-3 Newcastle
  14. [14]
    11 Apr Villa 4-0 Sheffield United
  15. [15]
    25 Apr Villa 4-2 Manchester City
  16. [16]
    "Man Utd 'eaten alive' & Fernandes a 'disgrace'". Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. [17]
    "Aston Villa 1-1 Birmingham, 1930-31 Division One, 18 Oct 1930". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  18. [18]
    "Birmingham 0-4 Aston Villa, 1930-31 Division One, 21 Feb 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. [19]
    "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  20. [20]
    "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  21. [21]
    https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches
  22. [22]
    James, Andrew & Kelly, Arsenal: The Complete Record. p160
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