1931–32 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1931–32 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumVilla Park
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
Second City Derby
19—10—12

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
 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

Main article: List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

References

  1. ^ a b AVFC History: 1931–32 season Archived 23 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Aston Villa 3–2 Leicester City, 1931–32 Division One, 29 Aug 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa 7–0 Grimsby Town, 1931–32 Division One, 12 Sep 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Aston Villa 5–2 West Ham United, 1931–32 Division One, 26 Sep 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Aston Villa 2–1 Bolton Wanderers, 1931–32 Division One, 10 Oct 1931". AVFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1932
  8. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.


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