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First Division
3rd of 22

Season 46 | 1928-29

Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Tommy Jackson

Player #282
Goalkeeper
GK Tommy Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #282 |

16 March 1898

Newcastle-upon-Tyne ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

5

โšฝ

0

โœ…

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

7

โ›”

1

Career to Date:

1921- | 185 | 0 |

Ben Olney

Player #329
Goalkeeper
GK Ben Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #329 |

15 March 1899

Holborn ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

43

โšฝ

0

โœ…

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

110

โ›”

18

Career to Date:

1927- | 66 | 0 |

Frank Moss

Player #258
Centre Back
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |

17 April 1895

Aston ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1915-28 | 283 | 9 |

Alec Talbot

Player #299
Centre Back
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |

13 July 1902

Cannock ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

31

โšฝ

2

โœ…

31

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1924- | 68 | 2 |

Vic Milne

Player #296
Centre Back
CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #296 |

22 June 1897

Aberdeen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

16

โšฝ

0

โœ…

16

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1923-29 | 174 | 1 |

George Jakeman

Player #313
Centre Back
CB George Jakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #313 |

19 April 1899

Small Heath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

3

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1925-29 | 8 | 0 |

Tommy Smart

Player #278
Full Back
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |

20 September 1896

Staffordshire ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

36

โšฝ

1

โœ…

36

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1920- | 359 | 6 |

Tommy Mort

Player #292
Full Back
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |

1 December 1897

Bolton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

15

โšฝ

0

โœ…

15

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1922- | 198 | 1 |

Teddy Bowen

Player #298
Full Back
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |

17 November 1903

Hednesford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

38

โšฝ

0

โœ…

38

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1924- | 144 | 0 |

John Brittleton

Player #330
Full Back
FB John Brittleton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #330 |

5 May 1900

Winsford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

7

โšฝ

0

โœ…

7

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1928- | 9 | 0 |

Billy Kingdon

Player #319
Midfielder
M Billy Kingdon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #319 |

25 June 1907

Barbourne ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

34

โšฝ

0

โœ…

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1926- | 103 | 2 |

Jimmy Gibson

Player #322
Midfielder
M Jimmy Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #322 |

12 June 1901

Larkhall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

5

โšฝ

2

โœ…

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927- | 30 | 3 |

Joe Tate

Player #327
Midfielder
M Joe Tate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #327 |

4 August 1904

Staffordshire ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

34

โšฝ

1

โœ…

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927- | 37 | 1 |

Jack Yates

Player #324
Midfielder
M Jack Yates | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #324 |

26 September 1903

Manchester ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

3

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927-28 | 15 | 0

Norman Swales

Player #332
Midfielder
M Norman Swales | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #332 |

25 October 1908

Guisborough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

7

โšฝ

1

โœ…

7

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1928-29 ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Arthur Dorrell

Player #263
Winger
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |

30 March 1896

Small Heath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

29

โšฝ

9

โœ…

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1919- | 386 | 65 |

Dicky York

Player #260
Winger
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |

25 April 1899

Handsworth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

18

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

25

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1919- | 354 | 79 |

Billy Armfield

Player #303
Winger
W Billy Armfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #303 |

7 July 1903

Handsworth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Heading 6
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ•’

โšฝ

โšฝ

โœ…

โœ…

๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ”

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

๐Ÿ‡บ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

โ›”

Career to Date:

Career to Date

Fred Tully

Player #328
Winger
W Fred Tully | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #328 |

4 July 1907

St. Pancras ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

1

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927-28 | 7 | 0 |

Billy Walker

Player #276
Forward
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |

29 October 1897

Wednesbury ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

41

โšฝ

19

โœ…

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1920- | 381 | 204 |

Joe Beresford

Player #323
Forward
F Joe Beresford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #323 |

26 February 1906

Chesterfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

14

โœ…

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927- | 78 | 24 |

Pongo Waring

Player #331
Forward
CF Pongo Waring | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #331 |

12 October 1906

Birkenhead ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

32

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1928- | 55 | 39 |

Len Capewell

Player #290
Forward
CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #290 |

8 June 1895

Bordesley Green ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

5

โšฝ

3

โœ…

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1922-29 | 157 | 100 |

Reg Chester

Player #316
Forward
F Reg Chester | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #316 |

21 November 1904

Long Eaton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

19

โšฝ

9

โœ…

19

๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1925- | 38 | 13 |

Billy Cook

Player #321
Forward
F Billy Cook | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #321 |

27 February 1895

County Durham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1928-29
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

4

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1927-29 | 61 | 40 |

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๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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