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1930-31

First Division

Finished 2nd of 22 · P42 W25 D9 L8 · 128 scored, 78 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
30 Aug 1930	A	Manchester United	4–3	W
1 Sept 1930	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	W
6 Sept 1930	H	West Ham United	6–1	W
9 Sept 1930	A	Grimsby Town	2–1	W
13 Sept 1930	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
15 Sept 1930	H	Grimsby Town	2–0	W
20 Sept 1930	H	Liverpool	4–2	W
27 Sept 1930	A	Middlesbrough	1–3	L
4 Oct 1930	H	Huddersfield Town	6–1	W
11 Oct 1930	A	Sunderland	1–1	D
18 Oct 1930	H	Birmingham City	1–1	D
25 Oct 1930	A	Leicester City	1–4	L
1 Nov 1930	H	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	W
8 Nov 1930	A	Arsenal	2–5	L
15 Nov 1930	H	Derby County	4–6	L
22 Nov 1930	A	Blackpool	2–2	D
3 Dec 1930	H	Portsmouth	2–2	D
6 Dec 1930	A	Sheffield United	4–3	W
13 Dec 1930	H	Leeds United	4–3	W
20 Dec 1930	A	Manchester City	1–3	L
25 Dec 1930	A	Chelsea	2–0	W
26 Dec 1930	H	Chelsea	3–3	D
27 Dec 1930	H	Manchester United	7–0	W
1 Jan 1931	A	Newcastle United	0–2	L
3 Jan 1931	A	West Ham United	5–5	D
17 Jan 1931	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	W
24 Jan 1931	A	Liverpool	1–1	D
31 Jan 1931	H	Middlesbrough	8–1	W
7 Feb 1931	A	Huddersfield Town	6–1	W
18 Feb 1931	H	Sunderland	4–2	W
21 Feb 1931	A	Birmingham City	4–0	W
28 Feb 1931	H	Leicester City	4–2	W
7 Mar 1931	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W
14 Mar 1931	H	Arsenal	5–1	W
21 Mar 1931	A	Derby County	1–1	D
28 Mar 1931	H	Blackpool	4–1	W
4 Apr 1931	A	Portsmouth	0–5	L
7 Apr 1931	H	Newcastle United	4–3	W
11 Apr 1931	H	Sheffield United	4–0	W
18 Apr 1931	A	Leeds United	2–0	W
25 Apr 1931	H	Manchester City	4–2	W
2 May 1931	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	28	10	4	127	59	+68	66
2	Aston Villa	42	25	9	8	128	78	+50	59
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	22	8	12	102	75	+27	52
4	Portsmouth	42	18	13	11	84	67	+17	49
5	Huddersfield Town	42	18	12	12	81	65	+16	48
6	Derby County	42	18	10	14	94	79	+15	46
7	Middlesbrough	42	19	8	15	98	90	+8	46
8	Manchester City	42	18	10	14	75	70	+5	46
9	Liverpool	42	15	12	15	86	85	+1	42
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	8	17	83	84	-1	42
11	Sunderland	42	16	9	17	89	85	+4	41
12	Chelsea	42	15	10	17	64	67	-3	40
13	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	82	87	-5	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	68	81	-13	39
15	Sheffield United	42	14	10	18	78	84	-6	38
16	Leicester City	42	16	6	20	80	95	-15	38
17	Newcastle United	42	15	6	21	78	87	-9	36
18	West Ham United	42	14	8	20	79	94	-15	36
19	Birmingham City	42	13	10	19	55	70	-15	36
20	Blackpool	42	11	10	21	71	125	-54	32
21	Leeds United	42	12	7	23	68	81	-13	31
22	Manchester United	42	7	8	27	53	115	-62	22

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.