Aston Villa's 1928-29 season

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Season 46 | 1928-29

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The Story of 1928-29

25 August 1928, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road, Scorers: Dicky York.

Dicky York (pictured) scored Villa's first of the season but they fall to defeat at Elland Road, Saturday, 25 August 1928.

27 August 1928, Villa 0-0 Manchester United, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Villa are held at home to remain winless in their opening two games of the season. Meanwhile, Frank Moss, 33, made the last of his 283 appearances over his eleven seasons with the club before moving on to Oldham Athletic in August 1929.

1 September 1928, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park, Scorers: Len Capewell, Joe Beresford, Dicky York.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored his first of the season to help Villa to a first win of the campaign.

8 September 1928, Villa 1-4 West Ham, Upton Park, Scorers: Len Capewell.

Len Capewell (pictured) scored in successive games but Villa are heavily beaten at Upton Park to make it one win, a draw and two defeats in four division one games under Billy Smith so far this season.

15 September 1928, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park, Scorers: Reg Chester.

Reg Chester (pictured) scored his first of the season but Villa are held at home by Newcastle to make it one win, two draws and two defeats in five division one games under Billy Smith so far this season.

22 September 1928, Villa 1-4 Burnley, Turf Moor, Scorers: Reg Chester.

Reg Chester (pictured) scored for the second successive game but Villa lose heavily at Turf Moor to make it one win, two draws and three defeats in six division one games under Billy Smith so far this season.

29 September 1928, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Villa Park, Scorers: Dicky York.

Dicky York (pictured) scored to secure Villa a home victory over Cardiff but they have now failed to score more than a single goal in six of their seven games as they make it two wins, two draws and three defeats in seven division one games under Billy Smith so far this season.

6 October 1928, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring (brace).

Pongo Waring (pictured) scored his first goals of the season - a brace - as Villa score more than one goal in a game for only the second time in eight as they win at Bramall Lane to make it three wins, two draws and three defeats in eight division one games under Billy Smith so far this season.

13 October 1928, Villa 7-1 Bury, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring (brace), Billy Walker, Dicky York (hat-trick),

Dicky York (pictured) scored a hat-trick as the goals suddenly start to flow for Billy Smith's side as they put seven past Bury making it ten goals in two games having scored just eight in their previous seven. As a result Villa make it a more healthy four wins, two draws and three defeats in their nine division one games.

20 October 1928, Villa 3-5 Bolton, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, Billy Walker (brace).

The goals continue to flow as Billy Walker (pictured) hits his third in two and Arthur Dorrell his third in three but Villa ship five at home to Bolton to lose for the first time in four to make it four wins, two draws and four defeats in their ten division one games.

27 October 1928, Villa 4-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's, Scorers: Reg Beresford, Pongo Waring, Billy Walker (brace).

Billy Walker (pictured) scored a brace - his fifth in three - as Villa score their seventeenth goal in four games, to win at the team with three names and record their fourth win in five to make it five wins, two draws and four defeats in their eleven division one games.

3 November 1928, Villa 2-3 Derby, Villa Park, Scorers: Arthur Dorrell, Billy Walker.

Arthur Dorrell (pictured) and Billy Walker both score again for their fourth in five and sixth in four respectively but Villa lose at home for the second reverse in six to make it five wins, two draws and five defeats in their twelve division one games.

10 November 1928, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park, Scorers: Alec Talbot, Billy Walker (brace).

Villa bounce back from their second defeat in six to win their fifth in seven as Billy Walker (pictured) scores his eighth in five to help secure victory at Roker to make it six wins, two draws and five defeats in their thirteen division one games.

17 November 1928, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford (brace).

Joe Beresford (pictured) scored a brace to secure a second successive win for Villa and a sixth victory in eight games following their slow start to the season and make it seven wins, two draws and five defeats in their fourteen division one games.

24 November 1928, Villa 5-2 Arsenal, Highbury, Scorers: Pongo Waring (hat-trick), Alec Talbot, Dicky York.

Pongo Waring (pictured) hit a hat-trick as Villa hit five at Highbury and have now racked up twenty eight goals in their last eight matches having scored eight in their previous seven. As a result Villa make it eight wins, two draws and five defeats in their fifteen division one games.

1 December 1928, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park, Scorers: Pongo Waring, Billy Walker.

Pongo Waring (pictured) scored for the fourth time in two as Villa record a fourth successive victory as Everton are beaten at Villa Park to make it nine wins, two draws and five defeats in their sixteen division one games.

19 December 1928, Villa 5-1 Manchester City, Villa Park, Scorers: Jimmy Gibson, Joe Beresford (brace), Dicky York (brace).

Villa bounce back from defeat at Leeds Road to put five past Manchester City with braces from Joe Beresford and Dicky York (pictured) and a goal on his first appearance since the opening day of the season for Jimmy Gibson. As a result Villa make it ten wins, two draws and six defeats in their eighteen division one games having scored 35 goals in their last eleven matches.

22 December 1928, Villa 1-4 Wednesday, Hillsborough, Scorers: Jimmy Gibson.

Jimmy Gibson (pictured) scored for the second successive game but Villa's contrasting sides are seen once again as they ship four at Hillsborough to lose for the second time in three to make it ten wins, two draws and seven defeats in their nineteen division one games

25 December 1928, Villa 2-3 Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford, Arthur Dorrell.

Joe Beresford (pictured) scored for the third time in as many game but Villa lose successive matches for the first time this season to make it ten wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty division one games

26 December 1928, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford, Pongo Waring, Billy Walker.

Joe Beresford (pictured) scored for the fourth time in as many game as Villa win for the first time in three to make it eleven wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty one division one games

29 December 1928, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park, Scorers: Pongo Waring.

Pongo Waring (pictured) scored for the second successive game as Villa follow two defeats with consecutive wins to make it twelve wins, two draws and eight defeats in their twenty two division one games

1 January 1929, Villa 2-2 Manchester United, Old Trafford, Scorers: Pongo Waring (brace).

Pongo Waring (pictured) scored for the fourth time in three games but Villa are held at Old Trafford to make it twelve wins, three draws and eight defeats in their twenty three division one games

12 January 1929, FA Cup 3rd Round, Villa 6-1 Cardiff, Villa Park, Scorers: Joe Beresford (brace), Arthur Dorrell, Joe Tate, Pongo Waring, Dicky York.

Joe Beresford (pictured) scored a brace as Villa hit fellow division one side for six in the first round of the FA Cup.

19 January 1929, Villa 5-2 West Ham, Villa Park, Scorers: Reg Chester (brace), Joe Beresford, Billy Walker, Dicky York.

Reg Chester (pictured) scored a brace as Villa record a first League win in three as West Ham are thoroughly beaten at Villa Park to make it thirteen wins, three draws and nine defeats in their twenty five division one games.

30 January 1929, FA Cup 4th Round, Villa 8-0 Orient, Villa Park, Scorers: Billy Cook, Norman Swales, Joe Beresford, Arthur Dorrell, Pongo Waring (hat-trick), Dicky York.

Pongo Waring (pictured) scored a hat-trick as Villa put eight past Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	3rd	Semi Final	8-0 vs. Orient (a), Division One

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
32 \| Pongo Waring		48 \| Dicky York

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
Ongoing	Ongoing	Billy Smith led Management Committee		48	27	5	16	32	56%	33%	67%	19%	1.79

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Billy Smith led Management Committee	J. E. Jones		Billy Smith

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1928-29	48	27	5	16	115	85	30	1.36	2.4	1.77	9	19%	56%	33%	32	67%	1.79

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1928-29	3rd	42	23	4	15	98	81	50	17	2.33	1.93	1.21	6	14%	55%	36%	64%	1.74

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1928-29	5	4	10	4	4

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	The Wednesday	42	21	10	11	86	62	24	52
2	Leicester City	42	21	9	12	96	67	29	51
3	Aston Villa	42	23	4	15	98	81	17	50
4	Sunderland	42	20	7	15	93	75	18	47
5	Liverpool	42	17	12	13	90	64	26	46
6	Derby County	42	18	10	14	86	71	15	46
7	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	72	63	9	45
8	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	95	86	9	45
9	Arsenal	42	16	13	13	77	72	5	45
10	Newcastle United	42	19	6	17	70	72	-2	44
11	Sheffield United	42	15	11	16	86	85	1	41
12	Manchester United	42	14	13	15	66	76	-10	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	71	84	-13	41
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	73	80	-7	40
15	Birmingham	42	15	10	17	68	77	-9	40
16	Huddersfield Town	42	14	11	17	70	61	9	39
17	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	86	96	-10	39
18	Everton	42	17	4	21	63	75	-12	38
19	Burnley	42	15	8	19	81	103	-22	38
20	Portsmouth	42	15	6	21	56	80	-24	36
21	Bury	42	12	7	23	62	99	-37	31
22	Cardiff City	42	8	13	21	43	59	-16	29

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	25 Aug 1928	Leeds United	4-1	Aston Villa			L	1439
Division One	27 Aug 1928	Aston Villa	0-0	Manchester United		D		1440
Division One	1 Sep 1928	Aston Villa	3-1	Liverpool	W			1441
Division One	8 Sep 1928	West Ham United	4-1	Aston Villa			L	1442
Division One	15 Sep 1928	Aston Villa	1-1	Newcastle United		D		1443
Division One	22 Sep 1928	Burnley	4-1	Aston Villa			L	1444
Division One	29 Sep 1928	Aston Villa	1-0	Cardiff City	W			1445
Division One	6 Oct 1928	Sheffield United	1-3	Aston Villa	W			1446
Division One	13 Oct 1928	Aston Villa	7-1	Bury	W			1447
Division One	20 Oct 1928	Aston Villa	3-5	Bolton Wanderers			L	1448
Division One	27 Oct 1928	Birmingham	2-4	Aston Villa	W			1449
Division One	3 Nov 1928	Aston Villa	2-3	Derby County			L	1450
Division One	10 Nov 1928	Sunderland	1-3	Aston Villa	W			1451
Division One	17 Nov 1928	Aston Villa	2-1	Blackburn Rovers	W			1452
Division One	24 Nov 1928

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Season 46 | 1928-29