1931–32 Aston Villa F.C. season

1931–32 season of Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1931–32 football season

Aston Villa
1931–32 season
Manager	Billy Smith
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
← 1930–31 1932-33 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
19--10--12
← 1930–31 1932-33 →

Aston Villa played the 1931–32 English football season in the Football League First Division. Billy Smith remained trophy-less going into his sixth season.^[1]

Aston Villa had ended the previous season with nine consecutive home wins. On 29 August, the first day of the season, Villa beat Leicester 3-2 at home.^[2] This was followed by home wins against Grimsby,^[3] West Ham^[4] and Bolton.^[5] In the Second City Derby Villa won 3-2 at home and drew 1-1 away.^[6] With a full programme of New Year fixtures across all four divisions, The Times highlighted in particular Aston Villa's clash with high-flying Newcastle United. Villa had recently beaten Newcastle 3–0.^[7]

There were debuts for Dai Astley, Danny Blair, Harry Morton, George H Stephenson, Billy Simpson and Tommy Moore.^[8]

Diary

31 August 1931: Aston Villa draw 1 - 1 away at Huddersfield in front of a crowd of 13,226.

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	22	6	14	96	82	1.171	50
4	Huddersfield Town	42	19	10	13	80	63	1.270	48
5	Aston Villa	42	19	8	15	104	72	1.444	46
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	20	6	16	77	55	1.400	46
7	Sheffield United	42	20	6	16	80	75	1.067	46

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Appearances

Alec Talbot, 45 appearances
Tommy Smart, 39 appearances
Eric Houghton, 39 appearances
Pongo Waring, 38 appearances
Tommy Mort, 37 appearances
Jimmy Gibson, 37 appearances
Joe Tate, 35 appearances
Joe Beresford, 34 appearances
Jack Mandley, 33 appearances
Harry Morton, 31 appearances, conceded 50
Billy Walker, 31 appearances
George Brown, 17 appearances
Dai Astley, 15 appearances
Fred Biddleston, 14 appearances, conceded 22
Reg Chester, 13 appearances
Tommy Wood, 13 appearances
Danny Blair, 10 appearances
Teddy Bowen, 5 appearances
George Stephenson, 4 appearances
Billy Simpson, 2 appearances
Billy Kingdon, 2 appearances
Tommy Moore, 1 appearance ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b AVFC History: 1931-32 season Archived 23 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1577
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1580
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1582
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1584
^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1932
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

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