1931–32 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1931–32 English football season was Aston Villa's 40th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the First Division. Billy Smith remained trophy-less going into his sixth season.[2]
| 1931–32 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Billy Smith |
| Stadium | Villa Park |
| First Division | 5th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| Season | 1931–32 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton 4th English title |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town West Ham United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,727 (3.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie Dean (44 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Everton 8–1 Newcastle United (31 October 1931) Everton 9–2 Leicester City (28 November 1931) Bolton Wanderers 8–1 Liverpool (7 March 1932) |
| Biggest away win | Blackburn 1–6 Sheffield Wed (29 April 1932) |
| Highest scoring | Everton 9–3 Sheffield Wednesday (17 October 1931) |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → | |
| 19—10—12 | |
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.[3] This was followed by home wins against Grimsby,[4] West Ham[5] and Bolton.[6] In the Second City Derby Villa won 3–2 at home and drew 1–1 away.[7] 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.[8]
There were debuts for Dai Astley, Danny Blair, Harry Morton, George H Stephenson,[9] Billy Simpson[10] and Tommy Moore.[11][12]
Diary
- 31 August 1931: Aston Villa draw 1 – 1 away at Huddersfield in front of a crowd of 13,226.
First Division
| Pos | Team | 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Notes | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1931 | Leicester | Home | 3–2 | — | Eric Houghton 54'; Pongo Waring 71', 83' |
| 31 Aug 1931 | Huddersfield | Away | 1–1 | — | Pongo Waring 88' |
| 5 Sep 1931 | Liverpool | Away | 0–2 | — | None |
| 12 Sep 1931 | Grimsby Town | Home | 7–0 | — | Joe Beresford 4'; Eric Houghton 10', 64'; Jack Mandley 24', 51'; Pongo Waring 70'; Billy Walker 82' |
| 19 Sep 1931 | Chelsea | Away | 6–3 | — | Pongo Waring 20', 31', 75', 82'; Eric Houghton 32', 60' |
| 26 Sep 1931 | West Ham | Home | 5–2 | — | Pongo Waring 18', 21', 47', 78'; Eric Houghton 74' |
| 3 Oct 1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 0–1 | — | None |
| 10 Oct 1931 | Bolton | Home | 2–1 | — | Eric Houghton 31'; Billy Walker 69' |
| 17 Oct 1931 | Portsmouth | Away | 3–0 | — | Billy Walker 66'; Joe Beresford 84'; Dai Astley 89' |
| 24 Oct 1931 | Everton | Home | 2–3 | — | Eric Houghton 25'; Jack Mandley 46' |
| 31 Oct 1931 | Arsenal | Away | 1–1 | — | Pongo Waring 58' |
| 7 Nov 1931 | Blackpool | Home | 5–1 | — | Pongo Waring 8', 44', 85'; Eric Houghton 47'; Joe Beresford 87' |
| 14 Nov 1931 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0–3 | — | None |
| 21 Nov 1931 | Birmingham | Home | 3–2 | — | Billy Walker 5'; Pongo Waring 37', 65' |
| 28 Nov 1931 | Manchester City | Away | 3–3 | — | Tommy Smart 75' (pen); Pongo Waring 77', 84' |
| 5 Dec 1931 | Derby County | Home | 2–0 | — | Eric Houghton 30', 80' |
| 12 Dec 1931 | Sheffield United | Away | 4–5 | — | Jimmy Gibson 12'; Pongo Waring 2–5; Billy Walker 3–5; Eric Houghton 4–5 |
| 19 Dec 1931 | Blackburn | Home | 1–5 | — | Billy Walker 63' |
| 25 Dec 1931 | Middlesbrough | Home | 7–1 | — | Eric Houghton 2', 12', 34'; Joe Beresford 29', 5–1, 6–1; Tommy Mort 7–1 |
| 26 Dec 1931 | Middlesbrough | Away | 1–1 | — | Reg Chester 32' |
| 28 Dec 1931 | Newcastle | Home | 3–0 | — | Reg Chester 10'; Eric Houghton 83'; Pongo Waring 87' |
| 1 Jan 1932 | Newcastle | Away | 1–3 | — | Joe Beresford 30' |
| 2 Jan 1932 | Leicester | Away | 8–3 | — | George Brown 6', 23', 54', 82', 89'; Joe Beresford 24'; Billy Walker 33', 43' |
| 16 Jan 1932 | Liverpool | Home | 6–1 | — | Eric Houghton 21'; George Brown 26', 55', 62'; George Stephenson 53'; 6–1 |
| 30 Jan 1932 | Chelsea | Home | 1–3 | — | Eric Houghton 84' |
| 2 Feb 1932 | Grimsby Town | Away | 2–2 | — | Jack Mandley 1–2; Pongo Waring 2–2 |
| 6 Feb 1932 | West Ham | Away | 1–2 | — | Joe Beresford 86' |
| 20 Feb 1932 | Bolton | Away | 1–2 | — | Pongo Waring 1–2 |
| 24 Feb 1932 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 3–1 | — | Billy Walker 24'; Eric Houghton 45'; Pongo Waring 3–1 |
| 27 Feb 1932 | Portsmouth | Home | 0–1 | — | None |
| 5 Mar 1932 | Everton | Away | 2–4 | — | Dai Astley 58'; Pongo Waring 84' |
| 19 Mar 1932 | Blackpool | Away | 3–1 | — | Pongo Waring 15', 2–1; Eric Houghton 75' (pen) |
| 25 Mar 1932 | Sunderland | Away | 1–1 | — | Dai Astley 75' |
| 26 Mar 1932 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 2–0 | — | Dai Astley 1–0; Eric Houghton 79' |
| 28 Mar 1932 | Sunderland | Home | 2–0 | — | George Brown 1–0; Eric Houghton 2–0 |
| 2 Apr 1932 | Birmingham | Away | 1–1 | — | Eric Houghton 11' |
| 9 Apr 1932 | Manchester City | Home | 2–1 | — | Reg Chester 40' (pen); George Brown 83' |
| 16 Apr 1932 | Derby County | Away | 1–3 | — | Reg Chester 43' |
| 23 Apr 1932 | Sheffield United | Home | 5–0 | — | Alec Talbot 4'; Pongo Waring 20'; Dai Astley 38', 73'; Jack Mandley 76' |
| 25 Apr 1932 | Arsenal | Home | 1–1 | — | Jack Mandley 8' |
| 30 Apr 1932 | Blackburn | Away | 0–2 | — | None |
| 7 May 1932 | Huddersfield | Home | 2–3 | — | Pongo Waring 24'; Tommy Moore 84' |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
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 Biddlestone, 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 [2]
