1930–31 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1930–31 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division2nd
FA CupThird round
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Aston Villa played the 1930–31 English football season in the Football League First Division. Villa started the season with four successive league wins, a record not matched until the 2020-2021 Season.[1]

Villa scored 128 league goals in 42 matches, a First Division record.[2] Villa's Pongo Waring finished as the leagues top scorer with 49 goals,[3] overshadowing Eric Houghton who scored 30 goals.[4] As of 2020, this remains the season for goals scored.[5]

Diary of season[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 28 10 4 127 59 2.153 66 League Champions
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:[citation needed]
(C) League Champions

References[]

  1. ^ BBC, Aston Villa v Leeds United 23 Oct 2020 Premier League
  2. ^ Groot, Lucas Franciscus Michaël, Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance; pp. 34-35 ISBN 178100823X
  3. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  4. ^ AVFC History: 1930-31
  5. ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161
  6. ^ James, Andrew & Kelly, Arsenal: The Complete Record. p160


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